Sholinghur

E916859

Sholinghur is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its role in 18th-century Anglo-Mysore conflicts and its prominent hilltop temples.

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Sholinghur canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivisionType town panchayat ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
connectedBy railway ⓘ
road network ⓘ
coordinateRegion Chennai Metropolitan Region vicinity ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromChennaiApprox about 100 km ⓘ
distanceFromVelloreApprox about 30–40 km ⓘ
economyActivity agriculture ⓘ
small-scale industries ⓘ
elevationFeature hill shrine ⓘ
formerDistrict Vellore district ⓘ
linked to: Vellore region
governingBody local town panchayat ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitutionType colleges ⓘ
schools ⓘ
hasFestivalType Hindu religious festivals ⓘ
hasHillName Ghatikachalam ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Tamil ⓘ
hasPostalCodePrefix 631 ⓘ
hasTempleDeity Hanuman ⓘ
Narasimha ⓘ
historicalBelligerent British East India Company ⓘ
Mysore Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Mysore
historicalEvent Battle of Sholinghur ⓘ
historicalPeriod Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
isPartOf Tamil Nadu legislative assembly constituencies ⓘ
isPilgrimageSiteFor Vaishnavites ⓘ
knownFor 18th-century military engagements ⓘ
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple ⓘ
Sri Yoga Anjaneya Swamy Temple ⓘ
hilltop temples ⓘ
historic role in Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
locatedIn Ranipet district ⓘ
South India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Chennai ⓘ
Vellore ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice climbing hill steps to temple ⓘ
railwayStation Sholinghur railway station ⓘ
region North Tamil Nadu ⓘ
linked to: Northern Tamil Nadu
religionMajority Hinduism ⓘ
stateCapitalOfState none ⓘ
templeTradition Sri Vaishnava tradition ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode TN ⓘ

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