Turuvekere is a panchayat town in Tumkur district

Tumkur district

Tumkur district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. The district headquarters are located at Tumkur. The district occupies an area of 10,598 km² and had a population of 2,584,711, of which 19.62% were urban as of 2001...

 in the India

India

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States and territories of India

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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Geography

Turuvekere is located at 13.16°N 76.67°E, about 12 km, South of the Banasandra

Banasandra

Banasandra is a small town north of Turuvekere, India. It plays a vital part for commerce in Turuvekere region acting as a junction of roads and railway systems.-Commerce:...

 railway station. It has an average elevation of 794 metres (2604 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Turuvekere had a population of 13,275. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Turuvekere has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Turuvekere, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Turuvekere was once an “Agrahara' or ‘Rent-Free Village' granted to scholarly Brahmins in the 13th century A.D.

Population in 1889

Turuvekere had a population of 1,610.
In 1886, Turuvekere was transferred from old Kadaba taluk and was made a sub-taluq.

Notable people

Veda. Brahma. Turuvekere Subrahmanya Vishweshwara Dikshith also known as Sri. T. S. Vishweshwara Dikshith was born in Turuvekere, to the revered Deekshithara family on Brahmins Street (Beedi) and was the Sanskrit professor in Maharaja Sanskrit College in the Royal Kingdom of Mysore

Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire...

 residing in Mysore. He was also the Aasthana Vidwan of Alankaara Shasthra of King Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur

Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur

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Veda Brahma. T. S. Vishweshwara Dikshith is the composer of world famous Sree Srikanteshwara Suprabhata Stotram of Lord. Srikanteshwara of Nanjangud

Nanjangud

Nanjangud is a town in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a temple town and is on the banks of the river Kapila , and lies at a distance of 23 km from the city of Mysore.Nanjangud is famous for Srikanteshwara Temple...

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Sri. T. S. Vishweshwara Dikshith was a learned Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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 scholar in several Vedas

Vedas

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 (Yajur Veda in particular) and specialised in Ghana Krama - which is the essence of the Vedas. He also composed the Sree Sharada Suprabhata and Sree Chandramoulishwara Suprabhata of Sri Sharada temple, Shringeri

Shringeri

Sringeri , also written as Sringeri, Śŗngeri and Śŗngagiri is a hill town and taluk headquarters located in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka, is the site of the first maţha established by Adi Shankaracharya, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in...

 and Sri Chandramoulishwara temple in V. V. Mohalla, Mysore respectively. He was a Ghana Pati and had mastered several Shastras such as Alankara Shastra, Jyothishya Shastra (Astrology), Tarka, and Vyakarana

Vyakarana

The Sanskrit grammatical tradition of ' is one of the six Vedanga disciplines. It has its roots in late Vedic India, and includes the famous work, The Sanskrit grammatical tradition of ' is one of the six Vedanga disciplines. It has its roots in late Vedic India, and includes the famous work, ...

(Literature) to name a few. He received several awards and accolodates from the Maharaja of Mysore

Maharaja of Mysore

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, their holiness the pointiffs' of Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Sringeri Sharada Peetham

Sringeri Sharada Peetham is the southern Advaita Vedanta matha. It is located in Shringeri. It is claimed that it is the first of the four original mathas established by Adi Shankara.-Location:...

  and Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam respectively for contributions made to Sanskrit Literature

Sanskrit literature

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Temples

Turuvekere is home to a number of Hoysala temples, including the Temple of Channakeshava, built by Mahadandanayaka Somanna, the Gangadhareshwara Temple, Chennigaraya Swamy Temple, Moole Shankareshwara Temple, and the largest, Beterayaswamy Temple.

The Kanchiraaya Swamy temple is located on top of a hill near Neeragunda and Ajjenahalli villages. This place is 12 km from Kibbanahalli cross and 4 km from Aralaguppe

Aralaguppe

Aralaguppe is a small village in the Tiptur taluk, in Tumkur district, in the Indian state of Karnataka.The Kalleswara and Chennakeshava temples are dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu respectively. They are built by Nolambas and Hoysalas respectively....

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External links

• Pictures of Turuvekere
• http://www.badarikashrama.org/india_center/index.php - Badarikashama at Madihalli, Turuvekere Taluk.