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12°48′18″N 76°31′26″E

Country India
TalukasKrishnarajpet
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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Aghalaya
village
Aghalaya lake
Aghalaya lake
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Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMandya
TalukasKrishnarajpet
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityMandya
Civic agencyVillage Panchayat
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Kaadumallapura or Aghalaya is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] It is located in the Krishnarajpet taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka. Aghalaya village is famous for the ancient Malleswara temple of lord Shiva.[3]

Bhairaveshwara temple in Aghalaya

Etymology

Kaadumallapura was sanskritised as Aghalaya, Agha means Sin and Laya means to Annihilate in Sanskrit language.[4] Lord Malleshwara is believed to be the annihilator of people's sins in the place, so the place is called as Aghalaya.

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