Gadag is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was formed in 1997, when it was split from Dharwad district. As of 2011, it had a population of 1064570. The overall population increased by 13.14 percent from 1991 to 2001. Gadag district borders Bagalkot district on the north, Koppal district on the east, Vijayanagara district on the southeast, Haveri district on the southwest, Dharwad district on the west and Belgaum District on the northwest. It is famous for the many monuments from the Western Chalukya Empire. It has seven talukas: Gadag, Gajendragad, Ron, Shirhatti, Nargund, Lakshmeshwar and Mundargi.
Image: 11th century Brahma Jinalaya temple, Lakkundi, Karnataka India 11
Image: 11th century Trikuteshvara temple, Gadag, Karnataka India 70
Image: 12th century Dodda Basappa temple, Dambal, Karnataka India 127
Image: 11th century Someshwara temple, Lakshmeswar, Karnataka India 13
Dharwad or Dharawada is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Dharwad, also known as Dharwar. Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalore and 421 km southeast of Pune, on the main highway between Chennai and Pune, the National Highway 4 (NH4).
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Image: A beautiful View of Chandramoulesvara temple 1
Image: 11th century Amritesvara temple, Annigeri, Karnataka India 1
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