Kunigal
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Kunigal ಕುಣಿಗಲ್ ನರ್ತನಪುರಿ |
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 Kunigal
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| Coordinates: 13°01′N 77°02′E / 13.02°N 77.03°ECoordinates: 13°01′N 77°02′E / 13.02°N 77.03°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumkur |
| Elevation | 773 m (2,536 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 34,155 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 572130 |
| Telephone code | 91-8132 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-06 |
Kunigal is a town in Tumkur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kunigal taluk. As of 2011 census, the town has a population of 34155.
Kunigal is famous for stud farm established by Hyderali and Tippu Sulthan for training war horses. After them this stud farm was maintained by Mysore Wadayers. Now this stud farm is leased to Vijayamalya for breeding Race Horses.
Kunigal is located at 13°01′N 77°02′E / 13.02°N 77.03°E. It has an average elevation of 773 metres (2536 feet). It is situated on the National Highway 48 ( NH-48 ) connecting Bangalore and Mangalooru and State Highway 33 connecting Tumakuru and Madduru. Recently opened Hassan-Bangalore railway line transverses through Kunigal.
It is now the headquarters of the hobli of the same name was once the headquarters of the taluk of the same name till 1873. It is situated on the foot of the hill of the same name. The hill is a solid mass of rock and has the peculiar appearance of an inverted cup. The fortification of the hill commanding the place is about 845 metres above the sea level and were said to have been erected by Kempe Gowda, the Magadi chief. There are springs, ruined houses, powder magazines granaries, durbar hall and other remains. •The Gopalakrishna temple close to this hill is said to have been built by Kempe Gowda or by Chikkadeveraya Wodeyar. It has well worked granite pillars in the navaranga. •The temple of Mallikarjuna is situated on the summit of Hemagiri hill which is by the side of Huliyurdurga. •A shrine of Vadiraja locally known as Hemagiriyappa is on the eastern slope of Hemagiri where the object of worship is a round stone and on the southern slope is a shrine of Bhairava. The hill is loftier than Huliyurdurga but not fortified.
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