Mulbagal Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Mulbagal Town
Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Kolar District, Mysore, situated in 13° 10' N. and 78° 24' E., 18 miles east of Kolar town. Population (1901), 6,562. The name, originally Muluvayi, is Mulu-bagal, in Sanskrit Kantakadvara, ' thorn-gate.' There is a .Sripadaraya math of the Madhva sect here, and the tomb of a saint named Haidar A\'alT attracts many Musalmans to the celebra- tion of his anniversary. Pilgrims to Tirupati from the west shave their heads and bathe in the Narasimha-tlrtha as a preliminary purification.
Mulbagal sugar and Mulbagal rice are considered the best in the District. The former is prepared by Muhammadans employed by Brahmans. Under Vijayanagar rule the town was at first the seat of government for the Kolar territory, and afterwards belonged to the Sugatur family. It was taken by the British in 1768 and 1791, but restored to Mysore at the peace of 1792. The municipality dates from 1870. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1901 averaged Rs. 3,100. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 3,600.
