Soole Kere or Shanthi Sagara is a famous tourist attraction created during 12th century by Princess Shanthi is a second largest pond in Asia.
It is located in Kerebilchi and Kagatoor of Channagiri taluk of Davanagere in Karnataka, India.
The construction of the tank is assigned to 11th or 12th century,have belonged to Svargavathi.
The city was submerged, its king Vikrama raaya, who had no children, adopted the son of gowda of Billahalli.
This youth received name of Ragi raaya.
But a daughter was subsequently born to the king in reward for his devotion to Shiva.
She was called The king's daughter, who, having formed a connection with some divinity,built this tank.She was then accussed by her father as a prostitute.This tank then submerged the whole city.
Hence the name sulekere.
Shanti Sagara tank, created by an embankment with sluice outlets, built in 1128, the tank has a history of 800 years.
It took three years to construct the massive tank. The tank, which has a water spread of 6,550 acres (2,651 ha), has a circumference of 30 km (19 mi).
It has a total drainage basin of 81,483 acres (32,975 ha).
It irrigates 4,700 acres (1,900 ha) of land and more than 50 villages are benefited by it.
Oct-Mar is the best time to visit Sulekere
The city experiences pleasant weather throughout the year with hot summers.
The rainfall during the monsoon season is quite mild, but during summers you may feel the heat.
It is located in Kerebilchi and Kagatoor of Channagiri taluk of Davanagere in Karnataka, India.
The construction of the tank is assigned to 11th or 12th century,have belonged to Svargavathi.
The city was submerged, its king Vikrama raaya, who had no children, adopted the son of gowda of Billahalli.
This youth received name of Ragi raaya.
But a daughter was subsequently born to the king in reward for his devotion to Shiva.
She was called The king's daughter, who, having formed a connection with some divinity,built this tank.She was then accussed by her father as a prostitute.This tank then submerged the whole city.
Hence the name sulekere.
Shanti Sagara tank, created by an embankment with sluice outlets, built in 1128, the tank has a history of 800 years.
It took three years to construct the massive tank. The tank, which has a water spread of 6,550 acres (2,651 ha), has a circumference of 30 km (19 mi).
It has a total drainage basin of 81,483 acres (32,975 ha).
It irrigates 4,700 acres (1,900 ha) of land and more than 50 villages are benefited by it.
Oct-Mar is the best time to visit Sulekere
The city experiences pleasant weather throughout the year with hot summers.
The rainfall during the monsoon season is quite mild, but during summers you may feel the heat.
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