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Aihole

 

Aihole has been mentioned in Hindu myths. It has a natural axe-shaped rock on the Malaprabha river bank north of the settlement, as well as a footprint on a rock in the river. According to mythology, Parashurama, the sixth Vishnu avatar, cleaned his axe here after slaying arrogant Kshatriyas who were abusing their military authority, giving the region its crimson hue. A 19th-century local legend held that rock footprints in the river belonged to Parashurama. A location near the Meguti hillocks has signs of prehistoric human occupation. Aihole is historically significant and has been been to as the “cradle of Hindu rock construction.”