Bhimambika temple, Itagi

Itagi Bhimambika
ಇಟಗಿ ಭೀಮಾಂಬಿಕಾ
Village
Itagi Bhimambika
Itagi Bhimambika
Coordinates: 15°44′17″N 75°49′29″E / 15.73806°N 75.82472°E / 15.73806; 75.82472Coordinates: 15°44′17″N 75°49′29″E / 15.73806°N 75.82472°E / 15.73806; 75.82472
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Gadag district
Taluk Ron
Lok Sabha Constituency Haveri
Government
 • Type Panchayat raj
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA 26
Website karnataka.gov.in

Itagi, small temple town in North Karnataka, It is famous for the temple of Bheemavva or Bhimambika It is in Gadag District, Ron Taluk in Karnataka, India. About 13 km from Gajendragad Kalkaleshwara temple. Hundreds and thousands of

Itagi bhimambika Temple, near Gajendragad, North Karnataka
Itagi bhimambika Temple, near Gajendragad, North Karnataka

Believers throng everyday to this place. People get their wishes fulfilled by a Bhimambika.

Every year here at Itagi Annual car festival will hold, darty Dharma Devaru, it is one of the very famous Jatra in North Karnataka

Itagi Bhimambika Purana

The late Kallinatha Shastri Puranik Wrote Puranas, of which Itagi Bhimambika Purana is well known.

Historical temple

Historical Shiva temple at Itagi, near Gajendragad, Karnataka
Historical Shiva temple at Itagi, near Gajendragad, Karnataka

There is historical Shiva temple at Itagi, People call it as Shambhulinga temple.

The temple here is about 1000 years old temple, may belongs to Chalukya, having Shiva linga in the Garbhagruha, people here believed that it is Udbhava linga.

Temple has beautifully carved pillar open hall, but the temple is totally neglected by people and Govt of Karnataka.

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) should undertake some Conservation work to protect the monument.

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