Herga
Village in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herga is a small village in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India.
Herga | |
---|---|
village | |
Coordinates: 13.360°N 74.804°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Udupi |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 576 134 |
Telephone code | 0820 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
The village has mainly paddy fields. It is approximately 3 kilometres from Parkala and 8 kilometers from Manipal.
Herga has a Durgaparameshwari Temple on a small hilltop. During February of each year, procession (jaatre or uthsava) of the deity is carried out and is celebrated as a grand event. The temple was renovated in 1983. A Dhwajasthamba (flag-post) made of stone was constructed in 1993. The presiding Goddess of the temple is also known as Hergamma (protector of Herga) or Gramadevate (Grama - village, Devate - Goddess).
The climate is humid and warm between November and May and wet and cool during the monsoon months from June to October. It has a tropical climate characteristic of coastal plains in the West of India.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.