Kraunchagiri

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Krauncha Giri (क्रौंचगिरि) is a small settlement in Karnataka, India, about 10 km from Sandur in Bellary District.

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It is notable for two ancient Hindu temples which are in the same compound, and are both protected monuments. The more famous in religious terms is the Kumaraswami Temple (8th-10th century), believed to be the first abode in south India of Murugan or Kartikeya, the Hindu god of war, son of Parvati and Shiva, and brother of Ganesha. To art historians the Parvati Temple beside it (7th-8th century) is the more unusual in terms of Hindu temple architecture.

क्रौंचगिरि

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[1] ने लेख किया है ...क्रौंचगिरि (AS, p.248): पंचवटी के निकट एक पहाड़ है. 'गुंजत्कुंजकुटीरकौशिकघटाधुक्कारवत् कीचकस्तंबाडंबरमूकमौकुलिकुल: क्रौंचाभिधोअयं गिरि:' उत्तररामचरित 2,19. इसके निकट ही क्रौंचारण्य स्थित था.

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