Arsikere


Arsikere is a town and taluk in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. This region is known for its coconut production and second largest coconut market in Karnataka after tiptur along with Malekallu Tirupathi hill. Arsikere is the taluk headquarters, a major railway junction on the South Western Railway which links Mangalore and Mysore to North Karnataka and a central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as Belur, Halebidu and Shravanabelagola.

History

The name Arasikere originates from one of the princesses of the Hoysala Dynasty, who built a lake near the town. Arasi means queen in Kannada. Therefore, it is 'Arasiya+kere' which means "queen's pond". Arasikere was also called Udbhava Sarvajna Vijaya and Ballalapura at various times.
Under the rulers of Vijayanagara, it was under the administrative control of Jagadevaraya of Channaptna and later placed under Thimmappa Nayaka of Tarikere. It was finally under the rule of Shivappa Nayaka of Ikkeri and was acquired from Ikkeri rulers by the Mysore Wodeyars in 1690.
Under the rule of the Wodeyars of Mysore, the area suffered from the raids of the Marathas, and was subsequently turned over to the Marathas by the Wodeyars as security for the payment of tribute.

Geography

Arsikere is located at. It has an average elevation of.
Arsikere is situated about from Hassan and from Bengaluru on the Bengaluru-Miraj railway line and National Highway 206 passes inside the city which is known there as Bengaluru-Honnavara road .

Climate

The winter temperature averages between and. Summer temperature average between and.

Education

Notable educational facilities in Arasikere include the following:

School's and Colleges

belongs to the Mysore division and is a major railway junction between Bengaluru and Hubli, Bengaluru and Shivamoga, Mysuru and Shivogga, And Mangalore and Hubli. Trains typically stop here before heading to Hassan, Bangalore, Hubli, Mysuru and Mangalore.
Nearly 87 trains stop here and is around 166 km from state capital Bengaluru. It has three trains starts from here to Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi. Around 30,000 people travel from Arsikere to other parts every day.
It lies on NH-206 that runs between Bengaluru and Honnavara along with two state highways SH-7 which connects Arsikere to Srirangapatna and SH-102 which runs from Huliyar to Keralapura. Also NH-234 passes 15 away from Arsikere, near Banavara.

Festivals

Various festivals are celebrated in Arasikere, including the following:
Notable places around Arsikere include the following:

Temples and architecture

Notable people from Arsikere include:
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