Holalkere

Holalkere is a town and taluk headquarters located near Chitradurga in the Indian state of KarnatakaHistoryLegends A Ganesha Temple with an idol of Lord Ganesha carved out of monolithic stone is around 20 ft (6 m) tall, with entwined hairs and was established in 1475 CE. by the Nayaka Guthyappa Nayaka. Legend has it that whoever worships this Ganesha with true bhakti, the devotees wishes will be fulfilled. Leela Visranti Dhama, the burial site of late Sri Mallikarjuna Murugharajendra Swamiji at Holalkere is fast developing into a tourist spot due to the efforts of the present Seer Sri Shivamurthy Sharanaru of Chitradurga.Ontikallu mathaSenior Murugha Rajendra Swami who died on August 8, 1994, desired that his mortal remains be buried beside the Ontikallu Matha near Holalkere. Today, a sprawling park has come up which has beneficial plants and trees on 15 acres (61,000 m²) and a fruit garden on a 40-acre (162,000 m²) plot beside the Leela Visranti Vana at a cost of Rs 5 crores. The burial designed on the Sharana style is built at a cost of Rs 3 crores. A Sharana Smaranotsava is arranged in January every year to pay tributes to the late swamiji and recall the silent revolution that changed the lives of ordinary people by the twelfth century humanists led by Basavanna.RegionalThere are 4 hobli headquarters in the taluk called Bharmannaikanadurga, kasaba, Talya and Ramgiri.