About Mulbagal

Mulbagal is a town and Taluk headquarters of Mulbagal Taluk in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies just off the National Highway 4. Mulbagilu () has been taken from the word Mudalabagilu which means the eastern-door in the native Kannada language. Mulbagal was supposedly the eastern most frontier (and thereby the entrance) of the state of Mysore and hence the name. Also, it was the eastern gate to Vijayanagara Empire. A legend specifies that the Hanuman temple here was installed by Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, after the Mahabharata war. Sage Vasishta is believed to have installed the idols of the main deity Srinivasa, Padmavati and Rama-Sita-Lakshmana. In modern history, Mulbagal finds mention as the site of the Battle of Mulwagul (4 October 1768) during the First Anglo-Mysore War. Mulbagal is located at 1310N 7824E / 13.17N 78.4E / 13.17; 78.4. It has an average elevation of 827metres (2713feet). Kshetra Palaka Sri Anjaneya Temple at...