City in Karnataka, India
Gadaga-Betageri is a city municipal council inGadag district in the state ofKarnataka , India. It is the administrative headquarters ofGadag District . The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (orBetgeri ) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km2 (20.8864 sq mi).Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia.[ 2] [ 3] Veera Narayana andTrikuteshwara [ 4]
Gadag style of architecture [ edit ] TheGadag style of Architecture ,[ 5] Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture ,[ 6] Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) kingSomeswara I , and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 CE to 1200 CE ) during which period some 50 temples were built; some examples being:The Trikuteshwara temple complex at Gadag,TheKasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi ,TheDoddabasappa Temple atDambal ,The Amriteshwara temple atAnnigeri ,etc.
Gadag style Ornate pillars at Sarasvati Temple,Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag As of 2011[update] census ,[ 7]
Kannada is the main and widely spoken language, while English andHindi are spoken and understood by few people.
Climate data for Gadag (1991–2020, extremes 1932–2020) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 34.5 37.7 40.0 41.1 41.7 40.6 34.9 35.4 37.8 35.6 37.2 34.1 41.7 Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2 32.7 35.7 37.1 36.3 31.0 28.9 28.8 29.8 30.3 29.8 29.2 31.7 Daily mean °C (°F) 23.2 25.5 28.4 29.6 28.9 25.7 24.6 24.3 24.8 25.2 24.1 22.5 25.6 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.0 17.9 20.9 22.4 22.4 21.7 21.3 20.9 20.7 20.4 18.2 15.8 19.9 Record low °C (°F) 9.6 11.1 13.8 17.2 17.3 16.6 18.5 18.3 15.5 14.2 10.2 9.8 9.6 Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.3 1.9 7.3 39.5 71.5 99.6 77.5 93.6 112.9 123.7 38.7 7.2 673.8 Average rainy days 0.1 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.7 6.5 6.6 8.0 7.9 6.3 1.7 0.4 45.8 Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST ) 31 26 22 27 36 63 71 70 63 54 45 38 45 Source 1:India Meteorological Department [ 8] [ 9] Source 2: Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)[ 10]
Shri Aluru Venkataraya from Holealur is revered as Karnataka Kulapurohita (High priest of the Kannada family) in the Karnataka region for his contribution towards the cause of a separate Karnataka state. He became famous for undertaking a Karnataka Ekikarana movement in support of the formation of a state for the Kannada-speaking population of Mysore, Bombay Presidency and the Nizam's Hyderabad.
Bhimsen Joshi ,Hindustani singer, recipient of theBharat Ratna Award - Highest Civilian Honour of IndiaSunil Joshi , cricketer, born in Gadag.Huilgol Narayana Rao , writer of "Udayavagali namma cheluva kannada nadu" theanthem which heralded the birth ofKarnataka state.[ 13] Vijay Sankeshwar , businessman, founder ofVRL Group ,Vijaya Karnataka Vilas Nilgund, runner, who represented India in 100 metre sprint, and 4x100 metre.[ 14] R. S. Mugali famous writer and author of "Kannada Sahitya Charitre"Giraddi Govindaraj famous critic and former president of "Karnataka Sahitya Akademi"[ 15] [ 16] G. B. Joshi famous playwright and founder of "Manohara Granthamala"H. K. Patil Indian National Congress (INC) party politician and currently minister in Government of Karnataka.^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved14 January 2015 .^ Nayak, N. Dinesh (18 March 2016)."Reviving the Kanaginahal cooperative society" .The Hindu .ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved5 March 2022 . ^ Vincent D'Souza (13 May 2009)."Asia's first co-op bank's future bleak | Hubballi News - Times of India" .The Times of India . Retrieved5 March 2022 . ^ "Gadag" Archived 4 March 2016 at theWayback Machine www.nkpost.kar.nic.in. Retrieved September 9, 2012^ "In search of Indian records of Supernovae" (PDF) . Retrieved12 March 2009 .^ "Kalyani Chalukyan & chanakya temples" . Retrieved12 March 2009 .^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)" . Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved1 November 2008 .^ "Climatological Tables 1991–2020" (PDF) . India Meteorological Department. p. 21. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 1 January 2023. Retrieved1 January 2023 .^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF) . India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M95. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved19 April 2020 .^ "Normals Data: Gadag – India Latitude: 15.42°N Longitude: 75.63°E Height: 670 (m)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved1 December 2022 .^ Parvathi Menon"A movement for music" Frontline ^ "Shri Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai" . Archived fromthe original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved6 December 2010 .^ Amaresh Datta (2006).The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti) Sahitya Akademi ,New Delhi . p. 1585.ISBN 81-260-1194-7 . Retrieved9 September 2012 . ^ "Islamabad-bound athletes named" Deccan Herald (on-line), 21 March 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2012^ "Giraddi Govindraj passes away" .The Hindu . 11 May 2018.ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved17 July 2022 .^ Staff Correspondent (22 January 2016)."Ambikatanayadatta Award for Giraddi Govindaraj, Venkatesh Murthy" .The Hindu .ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved5 March 2022 . {{cite news }}:|author= has generic name (help )
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