Annigeri
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Place details
- Locality
- Annigeri
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 28,267
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Annigeri
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- kn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Amrtesvara Temple at Annigeri.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Amruteshwara Temple at Annigeri
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India#India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Has part
- Hindu temple
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Karnataka
- Area
- +11.1
- Elevation
- +624
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Amrtesvara Temple at Annigeri.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Introduction
- History
- Annigeri skulls
- Great personalities of Annigeri
- Adikavi Pampa
- Tourist attractions
- Amruteshwara Temple
- Other temples
- Geography
- Demographics
- See also
- References
- External links
Annigeri is a taluk of Dharwad district in the state of Karnataka, India, located 20 km west of Gadag en route to Hubli and 35 km from Hubli.
==Introduction== Annigeri ()is the place of birth of the famous Kannada poet Adikavi Pampa (). It is well known for the black stone temple built by the Western Chalukya Empire. known as Amruteshwara Temple. A temple of mythological figures supported by 76 columns, located in the Dharwad district, and has a derasar dedicated to Parshva, the 23rd Tirthankara in Jainism. Annigeri also has temples dedicated to Banashankari, Basappa, Gajina Basappa and Hanuman. There is an ancient Lingayati temple near the railway station.