Aghalaya

12°48′18″N 76°31′26″E / 12.80500°N 76.52389°E / 12.80500; 76.52389

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

Kaadumallapura or 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]

Etymology

Kaadumallapura was sanskritised as Aghalaya, 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 also

References

  1. ^ "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008. , 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". Archived from the original on 30 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sanskrit Dictionary".