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About Lakshmeshwar
Lakshmeshwara (historically known as Puligere) is a town, and newly created Taluk place along with Gajendragad in Gadag district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about 40 km from Gadag and 55 km from Hubli. It is an agricultural trading town. Historically was an important center of Jainism and served as the capital role under the Badami Chalukyas and subsequent dynasties.
From the Wikipedia article Lakshmeshwara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Lakshmeshwara is famous for prolific culture and literature. It is a place with rich heritage in Karnataka hence it is called as Tirulugannada Nadu. and was an important center of Jainism and served as the capital of the Puligere region, playing a significant role under the Badami Chalukyas and subsequent dynasties. The earliest one seems to Sankha Basadi which has an inscription dated to the reign of Pulakesi II (609-642 CE). The priesthood at that time was in the hands of the priest hailing from Deva-gana of Mula Sangh.
Other names include Purigere, Porigere, Purikanagar and Pulikanagar. According to local sources, Puligeri (now Lakshmeshwara) had more than 700 Jain basadis during the rule of the Chalukyas rule. and What is known today as the Someshwara Temple of Lakshmeshwara was originally a Jain temple.
Lakshmeshwar or ancient Huligere or Puligere was the capital of Puligere-300. Puligere means pond of tigers. There are theories of the origin of the name Lakshmeshwara: Name itself suggest Lakshmi worshipped Shiva and Did Penance to be Goddess of wealth and main Deity of temple is Shiva.
Many Jain monks and writers have flourished here. They include Devachakra Bhattaraka, Shankanacharya, Hemadevacharya, Padmasena, Tribhuvana Chandra Padmita and Rama Dvacharya.
From the History section of Lakshmeshwara on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hubballi Airport (HBX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 49 km away.
- Shirhatti 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Mulgund 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Savanūr 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Kundgol 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Shiggaon 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Bankāpur 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Annigeri 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Gadag-Betageri 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Hubballi 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Davangere 88 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Someshwara temple at Lakshmeshwara, Manjunath Doddamani Gajendragad at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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