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Village in Karnataka, India
Venkatapura
Village
Venkatapura is located in KarnatakaVenkatapuraVenkatapuraShow map of KarnatakaVenkatapura is located in IndiaVenkatapuraVenkatapuraShow map of India
Coordinates: 15°20′59″N 75°51′26″E / 15.34972°N 75.85722°E / 15.34972; 75.85722
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictGadag district
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN582113
Telephone code08372
Vehicle registrationKA-26

Venkatapura is a village in the Gadag district of Karnataka State in India, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Gadag.

Sri Venkateshwara Temple

Within the village there is a temple dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara.

The Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara temple is situated at Venkatapura Taluk near Sortur, Gadag District. The temple was renovated by Brahmananda Swami, a devotee of Gondavalekar Maharaj a sage from Gondavale, in Satara District of Maharashtra in the beginning of the 20th century. Arati is at 12 noon and prasad follows thereafter.

The temple is located 20 km from Gadag near the village of Beldhadi. The buses are available from Gadag Bus-Stand or Shirahatti bus stand or Hubli bus stand.

There is a direct bus service in the morning around 7 am from Hubli via Gadag. A hired taxi takes one hour from Gadag.

See also

References

  1. "Venkatapura, Gadag". PINcode.net. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Gadag". KarnatakaVision.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Tirupati_Of_North_Karnataka_Temple". vishnuvenkatapura.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Settlements in Gadag district, Karnataka
District HQ: Gadag
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