Halingali

Village in Karnataka, India
16°30′23″N 75°05′21″E / 16.5064°N 75.0892°E / 16.5064; 75.0892Country IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictBagalkotTalukasJamkhandiPopulation
 (2001)
 • Total6,628Languages
 • OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Halingali is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Jamkhandi taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census, Halingali had a population of 6628 with 3482 males and 3146 females.[1]

Bhadragiri, Digambar Jain Basadis

Bhadragiri Betta comprising hillocks spread across fifty-eight acres of land in the tiny hamlet of Halingali.

It is considered a holy place by the Jain community, Basadis have sprung up in the hillocks which attract thousands of pilgrims from across the state.

The head of the pilgrimage centre, Muni Sri 108 Kularatnabhushan Sagar Ji Maharaj has built an Mahavira Jal Temple on a lake here that resembles the Jal Mandir in Pawapuri of Bihar, dedicated to Lord Mahavia.[3]

See also

  • Bagalkot
  • Districts of Karnataka

References

  1. ^ a b Village code= 127400 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yahoomaps India : Halingali, Bagalkot, Karnataka". Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ shastri, vittal (4 November 2018). "In Bhadragiri Betta, a historic find fuels discord". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  • http://Bagalkot.nic.in/


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