Sampige
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Sampige Champakapuri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Sampige Location in Karnataka, India  Sampige Sampige (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°25′19″N 76°52′4″E / 13.42194°N 76.86778°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumkur |
| Taluka | Turuvekere |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest City | Gubbi |
| Climate | Cool (Köppen) |
Sampige is a village and a gram panchayat in the Turuvekere taluka of the Tumkur district in Karnataka, India.[1]
Sampige village is home to the Srinivasa Swamy Temple, which is known as "Sampige Srinivasa". Every year, the temple hosts a cart festival, which is attended by thousands of people. Several Kannada language films have been picturized at this location.[citation needed]
The village is named after the Kannada word for the Champak tree, and was called Champakapuri in ancient times. Sampige Srinivasa is family deity of many Hebbar Srivaishnavas.[citation needed]
Villages under Sampige panchayat
[edit]The villages under the administration of the Sampige gram panchayat include:[1]
- Kodipalya
- Gundi Kaval
- Yeladabagi
- Masthigondanahalli
- Veerasagara Kere Kaval
- Singasandra
- Sampige (main village)
- Veerasagara
- Joddikoppa
- Halugondanahalli
- Raghavadevanahalli
- Akkalasandra
- Tovinakere
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