Hosahalli

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Hosahalli
Gamaka Grama
village
Tunga.jpg
River Tunga during the monsoon
Hosahalli
Coordinates: 13°32′12″N77°14′50″E / 13.53675°N 77.24712°E / 13.53675; 77.24712
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Named after Gamaka
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Sankethi, Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA
Nearest city Shivamogga
Lok Sabha constituencyShimoga
Website karnataka.gov.in

Hosahali is one of twin-villages Mattur-Hosahali, on the banks of the Tunga River in Karnataka state, southern India. It lies in an agricultural region where the main crop is the Areca nut. It is known for Sanskrit, Veda, Gamaka (storytelling) and Sangeetha (Carnatic music) Padma Shri awardee H. R. Keshava Murthy is also from this village. From above, the village appears as a "Paa Ni Pee Tha" (a seat with an extended hand).[ clarification needed ] The village is situated a little over 5 km from Shimoga city and around 4 km from Gajanur Tunga Anicut (dam). [1] [2]

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Temples

The village has several temples or religious sites.

Institutions

Gayathri Veda Pathashaala is a residential vedic school which has a library of books about vedas and mythology. Students learn Krishna Yajurveda. Gamaka Kala Parishat (Academy for Gamaka art), Sankethi Sangeetha Sabha, and Geleyara Balaga are other institutions which occasionally conduct programmes in a village social building activity called Gamaka Bhavana. There is also a branch (shakha) of the volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the village.

References

  1. Staff Reporter (2 May 2015). "It is the season of mangoes, jackfruit". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. Govind, Ranjani (10 July 2017). "More mango ripening chambers to be set up in Karnataka". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 4 September 2020.