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About Bethamangala
Bethamangala is a small town in the Kolar Gold Field taluk of Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is centred around a large man-made lake created by damming the Palar river. The lake supplies drinking water to the nearby mining city of Kolar Gold Fields ("KGF"). The Bethamangala water works was established in 1903-04 and is a popular tourist site.
From the Wikipedia article Bethamangala (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The river Palar flows from the Nandi Hills and a dam on it creates the Bethamangala lake and further downstream another dam creates the Ramasagara. Inscriptions indicate that the embankment of Bethamangala breached in 950 AD and again in 1155 AD.
Bethamangala is home to the several temples including the Vijayendra temple, which dates back to the period of the Gangas and has been renovated by the Hoysalas and the Vijayanagar rulers. Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Bangaru Tirupati (Guttahalli), Kotilingeshwara Temple. The Sri Kodandaramaswamy Temple in Chennapalli near Kotiligeshwara has been newly renovated by Kammasandra Suresh who is a Social Worker and the native of Chennapalli. Villagers also joined hands for the renovation of this temple which is popularly known as Sri Ram Mandir of this region. Recently renovated Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Mahadevapura Village is located close to the town.
From the History section of Bethamangala on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Robertsonpet 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Bangarapet 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Mulbāgal 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Kolār 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Kuppam 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Hosūr 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Madanapalle 63 km north, about 1 h by car
- Bengaluru 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yelahanka 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Vellore 88 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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