Why visit Hiriyūr
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About Hiriyūr
Hiriyur or Hiriyūru is a town and a taluk headquarter located in Chitradurga district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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History
Hiriyur is famous as a centre for regional (rural) markets. The 'santhe' attracts people from all over the district.
C N Malige is one of the villages of Hiriyur taluk and it is situated between Hulithotlu and Adiralu villages. Sub office to this village is Aimangala. The National Highway 4 which passes through Hiriyur has for decades created a cluster of business catering to the commuters.
Hiriyur is also famous for its 500+ years old temple of Shiva. Famously known as Teru Malleshvara Temple, Hiriyur it is also called as "Dakshina Kashi" by the devotees. It is believed that the famous devotee of Lord Shiva, "Hema Reddy Mallamma", was a resident of this town. Every year she travelled to Varanasi by foot. As she grew older and weaker, one day she prayed to her lord that "O lord I have become old and weak, unable to visit Varanasi and have your darshan, what do I do". On the night of that day Lord Shiva appeared in her dream and told her that she need not come to Varanasi to see him, he himself will come and reside in Hiriyur. As promised, Lord Shiva was believed to have incarnated in the "oralukallu" (a stone of cylindrical shape used in the households of ancient India for grinding purpose). That stone which was worshipped by Mallamma later became known as Terumalleshwara.
From the History section of Hiriyur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shivamogga Airport (RQY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 108 km away.
- Chitradurga 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Sīra 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Hosadurga 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Huliyār 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Challakere 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Mathadahatti 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Holalkere 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Chiknāyakanhalli 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Gubbi 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tumkūr 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Sunsetathiryur, Shivashankar s, CC BY-SA 4.0
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