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Aghalaya

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Aghalaya
village
Aghalaya lake
Aghalaya lake
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMandya
TalukasKrishnarajpet
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityMandya
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat

Aghalaya is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Krishnarajpet taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. Aghalaya village is famous for the ancient Malleswara temple of lord Shiva.[3]

Bhairaveshwara temple in Aghalaya

Etymology

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Agha means Sin and Laya means to Annihilate in Sanskrit language.[4] Lord Malleshwara is believed to be the annihilator of people's sins in the place, so the place is called as Aghalaya.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Census of India : List of Villages Alphabetical Order > Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.[permanent dead link] , Census Village code= 2294500
  2. ^ "Yahoo! maps India". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Aghalaya, Mandya, Karnataka
  3. ^ "Temples of Karnataka - Agalaya - Sri.Malleshwara Temple". Archived from the original on 30 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Sanskrit Dictionary".
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