Aghanashini (village)
Aghanashini | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Aghanashini River | |
  Aghanashini Location in Karnataka, India  Aghanashini Aghanashini (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14°31′12″N 74°22′05″E / 14.520°N 74.368°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Tehsil | Kumta |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Aghanashini (transl. One who destroys sins) is a small village situated on the southern banks of River Aghanashini in the state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] The river Aghanashini originates at 'Shankara Honda' in the Sirsi city. It is one of the virgin rivers of the world. The water from this river flows unobstructed through the western ghats range and then joins the Arabian Sea.
History
[edit]Rajamundroog
[edit]Rajamundroog was the name of a redoubt adjacent to Aghanashini.[3] It was a small square fort built of brown stone. At one point it was besieged by Hyder Ali and subsequently was taken by the East India Company.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.[permanent dead link] , Census Village code= 770400
- ^ "Yahoo! maps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Aghanashini, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
- ^ Balmer, Nick (10 April 2011). "Sepoys and Griffins: Captain's Carpenter and his operations around Rajahmundroog, 1783". Sepoys and Griffins. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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