Byse, Shimoga#History
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Byse is a village in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. It is located around 140 km from Mangalore, in the Nagara hobli of the Hosanagara taluka.{{cite web | url = http://raitamitra.kar.nic.in/bhoochethana/Shimoga.htm | title = Bhoo Chethana | publisher = Karnataka State Department of Agriculture | accessdate = 2012-03-15 }}
History
{{see also | Archaeology in India }}
Megalithic structures have been found at Byse at a site called Nilaskal Byana ("the field with the standing stones"). The villagers have long been aware of the presence of these megaliths, and a 1975 thesis by A. Sundara mentions the site as containing menhirs arranged in no particular order.{{cite book | author=A. Sundara | title=The early chamber tombs of South India: a study of the iron age megalithic monuments of north Karnataka | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tf-AAAAAMAAJ | accessdate=15 March 2012 | year=1975 | publisher=University Publishers | location = Delhi | oclc = 2512820 }}
In 2007, Professor Srikumar M Menon from the Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal University noticed the stones during a trip to the Nagara Fort at Byse. Subsequently, the researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Manipal University surveyed 26 stones during 2007–10. The researchers speculated that the stones could be dated prior to 1000 BCE, though carbon dating is yet to be done, as of March 2012.{{cite news | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Megalithic-structures-a-chance-discovery/Article1-825602.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120317225417/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Megalithic-structures-a-chance-discovery/Article1-825602.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 March 2012 | title = Megalithic structures a chance discovery | author = Snehal Rebello | newspaper = Hindustan Times | date = 2012-03-15 | accessdate = 2012-03-15 }} Using computer simulation, the researchers concluded that at least one of the stone alignments at Byse has "strong astronomical associations", which indicates that the site could have been an ancient astronomical observatory.{{cite web | url = http://www.tifr.res.in/%7Earchaeo/papers/Prehistoric%20astronomy/Astronomical%20observatory%20at%20Byse.pdf | title = Stone Alignment with Solar and Other Sightlines in South India | author = Srikumar M. Menon, Mayank N. Vahia and Kailash Rao | publisher = Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | accessdate = 2012-03-15 }}
The tallest menhir is 3.6 m in height, 1.6 m in width and 25 cm in thickness. Two menheirs are used by the villagers for a form of ancestor worship.
Geography
The Kusannanakere water tank is located in Byse.{{cite web | url = http://worksoft.kar.nic.in/tankstat/view_work.aspx?gpcode=1524&fyear=6&workId=119&transId=1165 | title = Rejuvination of Kusannanakere at Byse Village | publisher = Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Karnataka | accessdate = 2012-03-15 }}
Administration
The habitations that fall under the Byse gram panchayat include:{{cite web | url = https://online.omms.nic.in/ASPNet/citizens/DG/05DVC/CensusStatus.aspx?state=KN&district=24&block=2&reportLevel=3 | title = Census Data Updation Status: Hosanagar Block | work = Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana | publisher = Government of India | accessdate = 2012-03-15 }}
- Baise
- Konanahalli
- Kardigere
- Kuppaduru
- Kannamane
- Hokoppalau
- Chikalli
- Dhummadhagadde
- Doddagundi
- Niraballi
- Gundigadde
- Athikodige
- Sulagodu
- Channakodige
Culture
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The Chidambareshwara Devaru and Nethrabylu Choudi Devasthana Hindu shrines are located in Byse.{{cite web|url=http://karnatakatemples.kar.nic.in:8080/homepage/html/ABHIYANA/templelist/Shimoga_templelist.html |title=List of temples in the Shimoga District |publisher=Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Karnataka |accessdate=2012-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130023730/http://karnatakatemples.kar.nic.in:8080/homepage/html/ABHIYANA/templelist/Shimoga_templelist.html |archivedate=2012-01-30 }}
References
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{{Settlements in Shimoga district}}
{{Archaeological sites in India}}
Category:Villages in Shimoga district