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Mike Kolar: vRad Leadership Team: Virtual Radiologic Teleradiology Service virtualrad.com | ARTICLE by Alois Kolar - INHS International Natural Hygiene Society naturalhygienesociety.org | Mike Kolar: vRad Leadership Team: Virtual Radiologic Teleradiology Service virtualrad.net | Consultant Search: Kolar, K (Mr) claremont-hospital.com |
The city is located on the southern maidan (plains) region of Karnataka. The Ammerallikere, a tank, forms its eastern boundary. To the north is the Kodikannur tank, the main source of water supply to the city. The nearest railway junction is Bangarpet at a distance of about 15 km.
[edit] HistoryKolar, the headquarters of the Kolar district, was earlier known as Kuvalala. Historically, Kolar is said to be associated with the epic age, which recalls many legends associated with Avani in Mulbagal Taluk, which was also called Avani Kshetra. It is said that the sage Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana, lived here and Sri Rama stayed here on the way back to Ayodhya, after his conquest of Lanka. The legend goes further to establish that Seetha Devi, after being rejected by Rama, gave birth to her twins Lava and Kusha in this Avani. The hill to the west of Kolar, called the Satasringa Parvata or 'Hundred-Peaked Mountain' is 'Antharagange', associated with the story of Parasurama and his fight with King Kartaviryarjuna over Surabhi, the divine cow. As the story goes, King Kartavirya Arjuna (Sahasrarjuna) and his army visited Jamadagni, Parasurama's father, when the king demanded the magical cow from Jamadagni. When Jamadagni refused, the King sent his soldiers to take the cow, but Parashurama killed the entire army and the king with his axe. In return, the princes beheaded Jamadagni. Thus, Parasurama took an oath to behead the entire Kshatriya race, which is said to have taken place on the hills. It is said that the 'kolahala' on the death of Kartaviryarjuna gave its name to the town, which later become Kolar. Kannada, Tamil and Telugu are the main languages spoken in the district of Kolar. [edit] Old CityThe old city of Kolar mainly consisted of the five areas of Kurubarapet, Gandinagar, Gowripet, Aralepet and Kataripalya. Kote, or the fort area once encompassed the temples of Kolaramma, Someshwara and was bordered by the Kolaramma Lake. Now the fort is all but gone, disappeared into new residential areas. The collapse of old town was hastened by the British Christian Missionaries who constructed a Church and school next to the temples. [edit] GeographyKolar is located at 13°08′N 78°08′E / 13.13°N 78.13°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 822 metres (2,700 ft). [edit] DemographicsAs of 2001[update] India census[2], Kolar had a population of 113,299. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kolar has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 68%. In Kolar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. [edit] Places of interestThe major temples The major temples in the town are the Kolaramma Temple and the Someswara Temple. Someswara Temple is a fine example of the Vijayanagara style, complete with a massive pillared Mukha Mandapa, heavy Prakara walls, ornate Kalyana mantapa, a Devi Shrine and a lofty Gopura with fine stucco figures on the tower; while the door frame is carved in the typical Vijayanagara style, with dwarapalas, etc. The temple has a large tank (Kalyani) also. There are Vijayanagara inscriptions on the wall of the store room and the yagashala, dated to 15th century A.D. Kolaramma Temple: This 'L' shaped temple has two shrines, one for Durga (Kolaramma) and the other for the Saptamatras. Both have a common vestibule. The Durga Shrine has a wagon-roof tower. The stucco figures in the Saptamatras shrine are unusually large. The temple is of Dravida Vimana Style, built in the Ganga Tradition (11 century AD). The Mahadwara has imposing pavilions in the inner side. The temple contains several Chola inscriptions, the earliest belonging to Mr. Yendeti (1012-1045 AD). Shahi Masjid was build in the year 1729 in Darga Shahi Mohalla (Saidani-Bi Darga Mohallha) M.B. Road Eidgah Shahi was build in the year 1729 M.B. Road, Near Bay Pass Clock Tower build by Haji Mohammed Mustafa Sab in 1938 in Darga Shahi Mohalla (Saidani-Bi Darga Mohallha) M.B. Road [edit] Famous people from Kolar
[edit] Member of Parliment[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly, KarnatakaVarthur Prakash [edit] Kolar Milk UnionKOMUL - Kolar Milk Union. KOMUL is a leading Milk Producers Union under KMF [edit] Kolar DistrictKolar is the land of Silk, Milk, Mangoes, Tomatoes and Gold. [edit] Educational Institutions
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