Venur

Venur(Venoor)
Village
Monolith of Bahubali in Venur
Monolith of Bahubali in Venur
Venur(Venoor) is located in Karnataka
Venur(Venoor)
Venur(Venoor)
Location in Karnataka, India
Venur(Venoor) is located in India
Venur(Venoor)
Venur(Venoor)
Venur(Venoor) (India)
Coordinates: 13°01′N 75°05′E / 13.01°N 75.08°E / 13.01; 75.08
Country India
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialTulu, Kannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-21
Nearest cityBelthangadi
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Venur or Venoor is a small village on the banks of the Phalguni river in Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, India. It was once the seat of Jainism and the capital of the Ajila Dynasty.[1] It is on the Dharmasthala-Moodabidri-Karkala route on the coastal religious circuit in the Karnataka State of India.

  1. ^ "Venur, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2007.