In Tra i sentieri del mondo
on 23 Gennaio 2017
AVANI is a small village 15 km from Mulbagal and 20 km from Kotilingeshwara in Kolar district, Karnataka. Once known as Avantika – Kshetra, the word ‘Avani’ has Sanskrit origins and means `Earth ‘, and, given that the goddess Sita is also called` Avanisuta’ or ‘daughter of the earth’, the name is used in many parts of ‘India as a woman’s name. At one time the village was known as Aavanya and was under Prince Ganga Muttarasa Madhava, who ruled several districts. Avani Sthana continued to survive as a religious establishment from 9th to ’11th century under Shaivite Nolambas, a dynasty subject to Jain Gangas who controlled Nolambapadi area consists of city of Tumkur, Chitradurga, Kolar, Bellary, Bangalore and parts of Salem and Arcot...
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