Haveri is a city and headquarters of Haveri district of Karnataka State in India. Haveri is famous for its cardamom garlands, Byadagi red chillies and Hukkeri Math. Around 25 km away, there is a place called Bada, which is the birthplace of 16-century poet Kanakadasa. Etymology The name Haveri is derived from the Kannada words haavu and keri, which means place of snakes.
Tourist attractions of Haveri
Siddheshvara Temple
The centre of Western Chalukya architectural developments was the region including present-day Bagalkot, Gadag, Koppal, Haveri and Dharwad districts;
Siddheshwara temple at Haveri a staggered square plan with dravida articulation and superstructure, 11th century CE. Miniature decorative dravida and nagara style towers at Siddheshvara Temple in Haveri
Basavanna Temple Utsav Rock Garden is situated at Gotagodi on NH-48 Shiggaon Taluk. It is blended with both modern and art where more than 1000 real life size sculptures are present. It has got 8 world records. It is a unique garden in the whole world.
Geography Haveri is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Haveri It has an average elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet). Climate
Education There are a number of private, aided and government schools and colleges that offer courses in PU, degree and master's degrees.
There is also a new govt medical college started in haveri in 2020.
Demographics India census, Haveri had a population of 67102. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Haveri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Haveri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Notable people Mailara Mahadevappa Gudleppa Hallikeri Chandrashekhar Patil sarvagna Basavaraj Bommai Shivkumar Udasi
See also
Western Chalukya Western Chalukya temples Western Chalukya architecture Bankapura Bagali Balligavi Akki Alur Devagiri, Karnataka 2008 Haveri police shooting Ranebennur Hangal Lakshmeshwar North Karnataka Hirekerur Abalur Tourism in North Karnataka
References