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Avani - Part II, Ramalingeshwara group of temples Did you know that Avani, a village in Mulbagilu taluk of Kolar district is renowned for Ramalingeshwara group of temples of the 8th to 10th century AD reign of the Nolamba Dynasty with epochal links to many events of the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata? The Ramalingeshwara group of temples, located in Avani (meaning mother earth), a small, rocky village in a hilly plateau, also known as Valmikiparvata after the Treta Yuga sage Valmiki of epic Ramayana fame, are a plethora of ornate temples of 8th to 10th-century Nolamba dynasty vintage comprising four major shrines, dedicated to the heroes of Ramayana - one each for Lord Rama, and his brothers Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna; there are also subshrines dedicated to Hanuman, Vali, and Sugriva withing the complex. The temples reflect the syncretic charachter of Vaishnavism and Shaivism Hindu religious denominations followed in the present epoch of Kaliyug...