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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Begur
| other_name = DoddaBeguru
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}}[[Karnataka]]
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| subdivision_name2 = Bengaluru
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 560 114<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/pages/LocatePostOffices.aspx?Pin=SAti0cbFmNY=| title=Begur Pin Code| publisher=India Post, GoI}}</ref>
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'''Begur or Begūru''' is a suburb of [[Bengaluru]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. It is located off Bengaluru-[[Hosur]] highway. It is said to have been a prominent place during the rule of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] and later the [[Chola Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/begurs-panchalingeshwara-temple-gives-earliest-proof-of-bengalurus-existence/articleshow/50847527.cms?from=mdr| title=Begur's Panchalingeshwara temple gives earliest proof of Bengaluru's existence| work=The Economic Times| date=2016-02-04| author=Divya Shekhar}}</ref>

==Begur Fort==
[[File:Naganatheshwara-Begur-temple.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Historical Naganatheshwara temple at Begur]]
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'.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ganga-era-inscription-stone-discovered-inside-begur-lake/articleshow/66026416.cms| title=Ganga-era inscription stone discovered inside Begur lake| work=The Economic Times| date=2018-10-01}}</ref> The area was ruled by the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] and in the 10th century the [[Cholas]] had acquired the territory.

The [[Nageshvara Temple, Begur|Nageshwara 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 km<sup>2</sup> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.deccanherald.com/spectrum/where-past-lingers-667459.html| title=Spectrum: Where the past lingers| work=Deccan Herald| date=2018-04-30| author=Renuka Krishnaraja}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Begur is well connected to KR Market, Shivaji Nagar and [[Kempegowda Bus Station|Kempegowda Bus Stand]] by [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|BMTC]] services. The suburb is proximate to [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH-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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bbmp-kicks-off-process-for-begur-road-widening/articleshow/67781228.cms| title=BBMP kicks off process for Begur Road widening| work=The Times of India| date=2019-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/tdr-only-way-to-acquire-land-to-widen-three-major-roads-in-bengaluru-basavaraj-bommai-1032944.html| title=TDR only way to acquire land to widen three major roads in Bengaluru: Basavaraj Bommai| work=Deccan Herald| date=2021-09-22}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Begur inscriptions and hero stones]]

==References==
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{{Bangalore Urban district}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in East Bengaluru]]

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Mohit Raj at 16:12, 18 April 2026