July 21, 2012
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| Birur Railway Junction |
Birur is a small town in Chikkamagaluru
district of Karnataka state. It is a major railway junction located on
Bangalore-Shimoga rail route. Birur Railway Junction comes under
South Central Railways, Mysore Jn. At this junction rail line coming from Bangalore splits into two rail lines
with one of them leading to Shimoga and other one to Chitradurga.
The town of Birur is home to numerous temples which are
frequented by number devotees from different parts of Karnataka state. Sri
Mylaralingaswamy, Sri Antharaghatammanavaru, Sri Rama Devaru and Sri
Veerabhadraswamy are some of prominent places of worship in Birur. The town is
also famous for its annual fair held at the temple of Sri
Antharaghatammanavaru. The fair is organized in the month of Jan-Feb and is
visited by thousands of devotees from all over Karnataka state. Bullock cart
racing is a major attraction of the fair. Sri Veerabhadraswamy Rathotsava,
Ganesh Chaturthi, Ammana Habba and Dussera Mahotsava are prominent festivals
celebrated in Birur.
Birur Railway Junction is connected by several trains to
Bangalore, Hubli, Hassan and many other cities of the country. A national
highway and several other highways also connect the town to other parts of
Karnataka and rest part of the country. Bajpe airport at Mangalore serves as the closest airbase to Birur.
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