Begur DoddaBeguru | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Begur Location in Bengaluru, India | |
| Coordinates:12°52′20″N77°37′58″E / 12.872347°N 77.632871°E /12.872347; 77.632871 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Karnataka |
| Metro | Bengaluru |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560 114[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KA-51 |
Begur or Begūru is a suburb ofBengaluru in the Indian state ofKarnataka. It is located off Bengaluru-Hosur highway. It is said to have been a prominent place during the rule of theWestern Ganga Dynasty and later theChola Kingdom.[2]
Panchalingeshwara temple is located in the centre of Begur. It has a 1100 years old inscription which is the oldest existing reference to a place called 'Bengaluru'.[3] The area was ruled by theWestern Ganga Dynasty and in the 10th century theCholas had acquired the territory.
TheNageshwara temple was built by Ereganga Neetimarga around 9th century and Panchaligeshwara temple was built by Akthiyar of the Chola Kingdom.
Near the temple, there exists a tiny circular fort, about 1.4 km2 in area, is built by the Cholas. The date of construction is unknown (no research done), but the existence of a 1100-year-old inscription on the gateway of the fort would suggest the same age for the fort.[4]
Begur is well connected to KR Market, Shivaji Nagar and Kempegowda Bus Stand byBMTC services. The suburb is proximate toNH-44 which connects to Hosur, a border town of the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Bangalore Airport and railway station are reachable with the available Outer Ring Road passing through this area along with availability of BMTC buses to and fro between Begur and central part of the city. The arterial road passing through the area, Begur Road, is planned to be widened to ease the growing vehicular traffic on the route.[5][6]
