Manvi

Manvi is a town in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the taluks in Raichur district. It has Cotton & paddy fields irrigated by water from the Tunga Bhadra left bank canal. It belongs to Gulbarga Division. It is located 46 KM towards west from District head quarters Raichur. This place is the hometown of the great Madhva follower and dasa, Sri Jagannatha Dasa, who also wrote ‘the Harikathamruthasara’.

The main attraction of this town is the temple of Jagannathaswami and the ruins of an old fort. It also has several Hindu deities like Sri Chowdeshwari and Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy whose temples are situated on its hilltops and cover the town in a semi-circle. It is also home to Sri Annamayya Taata, who is a popular holy man with large number of followers. The town also has a famous Hindu ‘matha’ called the Kalmath.