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Avani - Part I, Prehistoric period Did you know that Avani village in Mulbagilu taluk of Kolar district is renowned for its plethora of ancient monuments and temples related to the pre-historic epochs (aeons) of Treta Yuga and Dwapara Yuga of Hindu sanctity linked to the present epoch of Kali Yuga with historic linkages to the 8th to 10th century AD reign of the Nolamba Dynasty, and followed by other dynasties of Southern India? Avani, a small, rocky, and temple-dotted village in a hilly plataeu in Mulbagilu taluk of Kolar district, known in pre-historic epochs (aeons) as Aaha-Vani, a kind of Homa or Yagna- a religious fire practice, is known in Treta Yuga of the epic Ramayana Period for the Hindu goddess Sita, daughter of Janaka and wife of Lord Rama of Ayodhya; Sita was thus called Avanisuthe meaning 'Daughter of Earth'. Sage Valmiki, the author of Hindu epic Ramayana is said to have lived here and hence the small hill is also called Valmikiparvata. In contemporar...