Neralur
Neralur is a village in Anekal taluk, Bangalore urban district, India. It is around 28 kilometers from Bangalore and 10 kilometers from Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest mofussil towns are Attibele and Chandapura, both of which are within a 5 kilometer radius of Neralur. Electronics City, one of India's largest Information Technology parks, is about 8 km from the village. A few of the villages which share its boundaries with Neralur are - Guddahatti, Balagaranahalli, Lakshmisagara, Old Chandapura, Thirumagondanahalli, Bandapura, Yadavanahalli and Bendaganahalli. Kannada is the most widely spoken language in the village. With the advent of migrant laborers, and as a consequence of private townships springing up in unbridled abundance, people from all over the country can be found in varying proportions, which has made the language demographics getting diversified, thereby showcasing the multiculturalism, multi ethnicity, and vividity in diversity of our glorious nation.
Neralur | |
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  Neralur Location in Karnataka, India  Neralur Neralur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12.8000900°N 77.711820°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562107 |
| Nearest city | Bangalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Rural |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Anekal |
History
The name Neralur, has its origin possibly from its old name Chayapuri (which is not in much use now). The name Chayapuri (in Sanskrit) stands for village filled with shade (from Chaya=shade and puri=village) which when translated into Kannada becomes Neraluru (Chaya=Neralu and puri=ooru). The name suggests that the place was filled with huge trees that gave shade. Another speculation about the origin of the name is possibly because of a big "Black Jamun" tree (Nerale hannu in Kannada), that existed in the village.
Transport
Many buses ply to Neralur from Bangalore. There is a direct BMTC(Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) bus (356K) from K R Market. A host of other BMTC and private buses, on its way to Attibele, Hosur and other nearby places, stop at the village near the National Highway 7 (Hosur Road) junction.
Grama Panchayat
Neralur comes under Neralur Gram Panchayat[1] which belongs to Bangalore Urban District, in Anekal Taluk, and part of Attibele Hobli. The Gram Panchayat office is located in Neralur village. Neralur Gram Panchayat includes nine villages under its umbrella, namely, Neralur, Thirumagondanahalli, Balagaranahalli, Icchanguru, Vaddarapalya, Yadavanahalli, Adigondanahalli, Guddahatti and Bendaganahalli.
Economy
Many industries have sprung up around the village in the recent past, which has resulted in migrant workers settling down in the village. The Attibele industrial area covers a part of the village landscape. A host of residential townships have come up in the village vicinity in the recent past. The village has a Milk Producers Cooperative society (Neraluru Haalu Uthpadhakara Sahakara Sangha) which was established in the year 1976, and since then has revolutionized lives of most of the villagers in more ways than one. Agriculture is still a thriving activity in the village in spite of the advent of townships, and industries engulfing the village landscape.
Temples in Neralur
Neralur is famous for its ancient, vivid, stunning and powerful temples. A few of the temples that have been mentioned here date back to at least 100 years, if not more. Needless to say, regular religious and spiritual activities that happen with vivacious zeal and alacrity in all these temples, is one of the sole reasons that this ancient village has withstood the ruthless ravages of time, and made this village and its inhabitants happy and prosperous!
There are many temples in the village, which have been renovated recently. Chief among them are temples dedicated to Shiva, Anjaneya and Yellammadevi. There is an annual rathotsava(theru) held in the season of March/April, where a seven layered wooden chariot is pulled by devotees through the village thoroughfares. The chariot procession starts from the Shiva temple (Eeshwarana Gudi) and guides its way to the Yellamma Devi temple in the center of the village. The occasion is marked with religious fervor and gaiety. The chariot procession is the highlight of the festivities which last for over a week. The Shivalinga in the temple is said to be around 100 years old and brought by a zealous priest, who walked barefoot, to and fro all the way from Neralur to Kashi/Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shri Parshwa Sushil Dham, a magnificent Jain Temple, is on National Highway 7, on the outskirts of Neralur. An ashram dedicated to Sri Ramana Maharshi, built by a philanthropist and devotee of Sri Ramana Maharshi, is situated in Thirumagondanahalli, which neighbours Neralur.
As things stand today, most of these ancient temples have been renovated, and there are no existential issues for any of these temples, Constant renovation and upgradation of these temples, keeping with demands of changing times, have endeared these modern day divine marvels to the older and newer generation alike. Most of the temples are managed by a long history of family descendants, who derive a sense of innate pride and possessiveness to make sure that no religious rituals are missed, come what may. A few of the temples are managed by Muzarai department of the Government of Karnataka.
Given below is a comprehensive list of temples, both old and new, that is expansive enough, but not inclusive enough to cover all temples in Neralur.
Gallery
- Temples in Neralur
Aggu Muneshwara Temple - Neralur
Anjaneya Temple - Neralur
Baireshwara Temple - Neralur
Maddhuramma Temple - Neralur
Geragamma Temple - Neralur
Maramma Temple - Neralur- Shiva Temple - Neralur
Avula Gangamma Temple - Neralur