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About Vittal
Vitla also Vittal is a town in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constituency of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, but discontinued from 2008 elections. Agriculture is the main occupation of people in and around Vitla town.
From the Wikipedia article Vitla (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship5
Shrimath Anantheshwar Temple
Place of worship
Temple Road, Vitla
Mo-Su 05:30-20:00
Vitla Shri Panchalingeshwara Temple
Place of worship
Temple Road, Vitla
Mo-Su 06:00-20:00
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare5
History
History speaks of the Vittal king Achuta Heggade who was overhauled by Hyder Ali. The former was supported by the British and was residing in Talacheri.
Achuta would visit Vittal occasionally to regroup his men and fight Hyder Ali. For this, he had to lose his life. Hyder Ali had him hanged to death. His palace in Vittal is on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) land with a large magnificent stone-carved door. The ancient foundation has round towers and even had a stable.
Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade, the successor of Achuta Heggade kindled the sparks for the first revolt against the British who were ruling coastal Karnataka after the death of Tipu. But Domba Heggade was hanged by the British.
The foreigners took possession of all that Vittal Heggade owned, except the personal property and wealth. In return, the Englishmen paid an annual royalty.
The descendants of the royal family still live in the palace. In 1783, the family went on a pilgrimage to Kashi and in memory of it set up a Kashi Math.
Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade built a new palace within the premises of the old one between 1790 and 1800. He along with his son-in-law won back the Vittal kingdom and ruled to the end of his life.
From the History section of Vitla on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Vittal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mangalore International Airport (IXE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Puttūr 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Munnūru 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Narikombu 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Bantvāl 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Mangaluru 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Kāsaragod 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Kanhangad 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Nīlēshwar 56 km south, about 56 min by car
- Udupi 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Taliparamba 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Daivathu temple Kalladka road, Prof tpms, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unripe Indian gooseberry, Gopala Krishna A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sri Panchaligeshwar Temple Fair, JeevanKMN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hen with Chicks2, Naithik Shetty, CC0
- Cock Mype1, Naithik Shetty, CC0
- Cock Mype2, Naithik Shetty, CC0
- Agelu ಅಗೆಲ್ದ ತಯಾರಿ 1, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ravu guliga agelu ರಾವು ಗುಳಿಗ ಅಗೇಲ್, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur 12, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur 8, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur 3, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur 2, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kampa Taravada mane Puttur 7, Vishwanatha Badikana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ಬಾಲ್, Santhosh Nandavara, CC BY-SA 4.0
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