Chitrapur
Chitrapur | |
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Village | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
Government | |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA |
Website | karnataka |
Chitrapur is a village in Bhatkal Taluka, Uttar Kannada District, Karnataka, India. The religious headquarters of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins, is in this town. The town, initially a small village was improved upon under the guidance of the Saraswat swamis. The small village of Chitrapur was built according to the idea of town-planning with a road in the middle and houses and gardens on both sides. It became a miniature municipality with street lamps lit during the night and roads swept clean. The mathadhipatis also constructed the Shiv-Ganga Sarovar at Chitrapur, the erection of a storeyed building at Panchavati, starting of schools for boys and girls. They helped build a post office with quarters for the post-master and a vegetable market at Chitrapur. The Chitrapur Math has many ancient Hindu statues in a museum.
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