Aghanashini

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Aghanashini
village
Aghanashini is located in Karnataka
Aghanashini
Aghanashini
Location in Karnataka, India
Aghanashini is located in India
Aghanashini
Aghanashini
Aghanashini (India)
Coordinates: 14°31′12″N 74°22′05″E / 14.520°N 74.368°E / 14.520; 74.368Coordinates: 14°31′12″N 74°22′05″E / 14.520°N 74.368°E / 14.520; 74.368
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
TalukasKumta
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityUttara Kannada
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat

Aghanashini (Meaning: One who destroys sins) is a small village situated on the southern banks of River Aghanashini in the state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Kumta taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The river Aghanashini originates at 'Shankara Honda' in the Sirsi town of Uttara Karnataka. It is one of the virgin rivers of the world. The water from this river flows unobstructed through the western ghats range and then joins the Arabian Sea.

River Aghanashini as seen from Saanthgal, Kumta Taluka

History[edit]

Rajamundroog[edit]

Rajamundroog was the name of a redoubt adjacent to Aghanashini.[3] It was a small square fort built of brown stone. At one point it was besieged by Hyder Ali and subsequently was taken by the East India Company during the

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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= 770400
  2. ↑ "Yahoo! maps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Aghanashini, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
  3. ↑ Balmer, Nick (10 April 2011). "Sepoys and Griffins: Captain's Carpenter and his operations around Rajahmundroog, 1783". Sepoys and Griffins. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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