Mandya district
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mandya is a City and district in the state of Karnataka. It is located 45 km from Mysore and 100 km from Bangalore.
Location
Rivers: Mandya District has five rivers: Kaveri River and four tributaries main Hemavathi, Shimsha, Lokapavani, Veeravaishnavi.[1]
Administrative divisions
Mandya district consists of 8 taluks grouped under 2 subdivisions. The Mandya subdivision comprises Mandya, Maddur and Malavalli taluks, while the Pandavapura subdivision comprises Pandavapura, Srirangapatna, Nagamangala and Krishnarajpet Taluks. [2]
Variants
Jat clans
History
There are a lot of historical places of importance in Mandya. In 2016, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) excavated another 13 ft (4.0 m) statue of Bahubali, a much revered figure among Jains. He was the son of Adinath, the first tirthankara of Jainism, and the younger brother of Bharata Chakravartin, identified with the 3rd – 9th centuries in Arthipura, Mandya district. The excavation is expected to be completed by 2018.[3]The Archaeological Survey of India has also excavated an 8th-century statue of Bahubali inArthipura, Maddur, Mandya, Karnataka, that is 3 ft (0.91 m) feet wide and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) tall.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ "Ground Water Information Booklet" (PDF). Central Ground Water Board.
- ↑ http://www.mandyacity.gov.in/tourism.html
- ↑ Girish, M. B. (23 February 2016) [4 December 2015, "Another Jain centre under excavation in Mandya district", Deccan Chronicle]
- ↑ "Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur", The New Indian Express, Express News Service, 7 January 2015