Aghalaya

Aghalaya is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Krishnarajpet taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. Aghalaya village is famous for the ancient Malleswara temple of lord Shiva.[3]

Aghalaya
village
Aghalaya lake
Aghalaya lake
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMandya
TalukasKrishnarajpet
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityMandya
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat
Bhairaveshwara temple in Aghalaya

EtymologyEdit

Agha means Sin and Laya means to Annihilate in Sanskrit language.[4] Lord Malleshwara is believed to be the annihilator of people's sins in the place, so the place is called as Aghalaya.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.[permanent dead link] , Census Village code= 2294500
  2. "Yahoo! maps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Aghalaya, Mandya, Karnataka
  3. "Temples of Karnataka - Agalaya - Sri.Malleshwara Temple".
  4. "Sanskrit Dictionary".

External linksEdit

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