Shankaranarayana
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Shankaranarayana
Golikatte | |
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Village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
| Website | karnataka |
Shankaranarayana is a village in
History
The history of Shankaranayana goes back to ancient times because the temple is said to be constructed on water ( or on a lake ) by ancient people.[
Culture
The annual fair held every year on 16 January attracts large numbers of people from surrounding villages. Shankara (Hara) and Narayana (Hari) are jointly worshipped here and there are five Shankaranarayana temples within a radius of about 15 kilometers.
Modern facilities
This small village has almost all facilities ideally required for an Indian village. Kinder Garden, Primary School, High school, college, Computer Institute are educational facilities. Government Hospital, Petrol Bunk. Nationalised Bank and Co-operative banks,[2] clinics and Primary Health Centre(PHC),[3] Police Station, Sub Registrar Office office, Veterinary Hospital, Oil Mills are all there catering to the needs of Rural People. The place is well connected to Kundapura, Udupi (district centre), Shimoga (Neighboring District) and Kollur (important pilgrimage centre). This village may be dubbed as Pensioners' retreat!
Education facilities
Shankaranarayana has a primary school that is more than one hundred years old. Now the village also has an English Medium Primary school extended to high school and pre-university courses, First Grade College, Computer Education Centre, Typewriting School,
Business
As this is not a business center, the main business of villagers revolves around agriculture. Coconut, paddy, areca nut, pepper, cashew, and recently rubber are the main crops. Besides agriculture, people find their lively hood in the Hotel business, Petrol bunks, bars & restaurants, Ice cream factory and Parlor, Grocery Shops, and Home Industries are also located in the village
References
- ^ "Shankaranarayana Temple". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Kundapur, 106th branch of SCDCC bank inaugurated at Shankarnayana". Daiji World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Byndoor MLA unhappy with poor service at Shankarnarayana PHC". The Hindu ,English daily. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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