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About Channarāyapatna
Channarāyapatna or Channarāyapattana is a town and Taluk in Hassan district of Karnataka, India. It lies on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway-75 in Karnataka, India. Jain pilgrimage Shravanabelagola is a famous site in the taluk. Channarayapatna has major railway connection from Bangalore to Mangalore, Karwar, and Mysore.
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Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare5
History
Originally known as Kolatur, the town gained its current name around 1600 CE when a local chieftain called Lakshmappa Nayaka gifted the areas as a Jagir to his son, Channaraya, after whom the town and the local Chennigaraya temple were named. Early monuments and the Vishnu temples in the area dates back to 11th Century Hoysala rule. Local Palegars (chieftains) governed the region under larger Kindoms, and built an early mud and stone fort that was rebuilt by Hyder Ali.
From the History section of Channarayapatna on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Channarāyapatna
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mysore Mandakalli Airport (MYQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Srāvana Belgola 12 km southeast, about 12 min by car
- Holenarasipura 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Krishnarājpet 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Hassan 34 km west, about 34 min by car
- Shrīrangapattana 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Mandya 70 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mysuru 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gubbi 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chikmagalūr 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Madikeri 88 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Channarayapatna Street, Borinot bcr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Channarayapatna Lorry Stand, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channarayapatna. Jain mess, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channarayapatna Water Office, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channarayapatna. Ganapathi, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channakeshava temple, Channarayapatna, Hassan district 01, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channakeshava temple, Channarayapatna, Hassan district 02, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Channarayapattana Karnataka 048, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Channarayapattana Karnataka 056, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
- Chennakeshava Temple, Channarayapattana Karnataka 087, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
- Channakeshava temple, Channarayapatna, Hassan district 03, Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chennakesava temple, Channarayapatna Karnataka, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
- Tractor transporting (51056375803), Emilien Lebourgeois, Public domain
- Channarayaptana Church2, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channarayapatna Busstation, Unknown author, CC BY 4.0
- Channarayapatna Shravenabelogala Road, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
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