Holalkere
Holalkere (œµ²¡®ŒµÊŠµ in Kannada) is a town and Taluk Capital located near Chitradurga in the Indian state of Karnataka.
History
Ganesha Temple, Idol of Lord Ganesha carved out of single stone aound 20 ft (6 m) in length, has entwined hairs and was established in 1775 by the Nayakas-Guthyappa Nayaka. Legend has that, whoever worships this Ganesha, with good heart and true bhakti, his wishes will be fulfilled, and Ganesha will resolve all the difficulties faced by him. Leela Visranti Dhama, the burial site of late Sri Mallikarjuna Murugharajendra Swami at Holalkere is fast developing into a tourist spot due to the efforts of the present seer Sri Sivamurthy Sharanaru of Chitradurga. Murugharajendra Swami who died on August 8, 1994, desired that his mortal remains be buried beside the Ontikallu Matha near Holalkere. Today, a sprawling park has come up which has beneficial plants and trees on 15 acres (61,000 m²) and a fruit garden on a 40 acre (162,000 m²) plot beside the Leela Visranti Vana at a cost of Rs 5 crore. The burial designed on the Sharana style is built at a cost of Rs 3 crore. A Sharana Smaranotsava is arranged in January every year to pay tributes to the late swamiji and recall the silent revolution that changed the lives of ordinary people by the twelfth century humanists led by Basavanna.
Regional Hodigere, Chikjajur, Talya, Ramgiri, Hosadurga are the nearby towns. Megala Kottige (Kottige), Kelagina Kottige, Kabbala, Narayana Gondana Halli (NG Halli), Nagarakatte, Maavinakatte, Tumbinakere, Beesana Halli, Vaddara Hatti are few of the villages which comprise the Taluk.
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