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Shankareshvara Temple (1260 AD) at Turvekere
Shankareshvara Temple (1260 AD) at Turvekere · Dineshkannambadi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sankaresvara temple, Turuvekere, Karnataka
Sankaresvara temple, Turuvekere, Karnataka · Ms Sarah Welch, CC0
The Nama Phalaka (Name Plate) of the temple
The Nama Phalaka (Name Plate) of the temple · Isoravi, CC BY-SA 4.0
The main gopura of Beteraya Swami Temple
The main gopura of Beteraya Swami Temple · Isoravi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Turuvekere, India

Turuvekere is a town of 14,194 people in Karnataka, India.

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Population14,194 GeoNames
RegionKarnataka
Elevation794 m 2,605 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportMysore Mandakalli Airport (MYQ) 104 km

About Turuvekere

Turuvekere is a panchayat town and Taluk in Tumakuru district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

From the Wikipedia article Turuvekere (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Government Hospital Turavakere

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History

Turuvekere was once an "Agrahara" or "Rent-Free Village" granted to scholarly Brahmins in the 13th century A.D.

From the History section of Turuvekere on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Mysore Mandakalli Airport (MYQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 104 km away.

  • Adityapatna 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
  • Bellūru 22 km south, about 22 min by car
  • Tiptūr 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
  • Chiknāyakanhalli 28 km north, about 28 min by car
  • Gubbi 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
  • Nāgamangala 39 km south, about 39 min by car
  • Channarāyapatna 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
  • Tumkūr 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
  • Hassan 64 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Mandya 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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