Googal, Devadurga

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Googal
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Googal
Coordinates: 16°28′30″N77°8′39″E / 16.47500°N 77.14417°E / 16.47500; 77.14417
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Karnataka
District Raichur district
Taluk Devadurga
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
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no codeKA 36
Vehicle registration KA 36

Googal, sometimes spelled as Google, [1] [2] is a village in the Devadurga taluk of Karnataka, India.

Googal is located on the banks of the Krishna River; it is famous for its cave temple dedicated to Allama Prabhu. According to legend, its name is derived from kooguva kallu, which is Malayalam for lithophonic rocks. The village is in the northwest octrant of the Raichur district, and is 50 km from Raichur, the district capital.

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References

  1. Google search ends in Raichur | Bengaluru News - Times of India
  2. "Lok Sabha Debates : Need to improve Devadurga-Google Road via Koppar in Karnataka". 14 December 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2013.