Avani

Avani is a small village in Karnataka, India, about ten miles from Kolar TEST Gold Fields. It is famous for the Sita temple situated on a hill. This temple is one of the few temples dedicated to sitadevi in India. It is also known as the Gaya of the south and has ancient temples known as the Rameshwara, Lakshmaneshwara, Bharateshwara and Shatrugneshwara, dating back to the period of the Nolamba dynasty.

Also, a popular location for rock climbing.

The root of the word Avani stems from Sanskrit. The meaning of Avani is Earth. It is used in many parts of northern and western India as a female's name.

External links

* [http://www.templenet.com/Karnataka/kolar.html/ Temples of Kolar]