Raibag (village)
Town in Karnataka, India
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Raibag is a large village in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.[1][2] It is located in Raybag taluk of Belagavi district.
Demographics
History
In ancient days Raybag was called Poobaagi, which means hoovina baagi (flowers place). The Ratta dynasty ruled Poobaagi for centuries, it was Ancient Hub of Jainism. Jain Basadi, Somanath temple and Narasimha temple are historical places in the town.
Rajaditya, a Jain mathematician who served as a court mathematician of the Hoysala kingdom, was originally from this village.
Notables
Rajaditya was a mathematician from Poobaagi.[1]