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Kallur

 

The village is surrounded on all sides by granite hills except the east and derives its name from the abundance of the boulders on these hills. There are around six temples in and around the village. Out of these, the Markandeshwara Temple is the most notable and believed to be the oldest temple in this village. A number of inscriptions have been found in this village, most of them belonging to the period of the Chalukyas of Kalyana. Another interesting feature of Kallur is that there are many large well-built wells with not much information on who built them. Five of these wells are very spacious, which have been built of solid masonry and have flights of steps leading to their base. The largest well is 50 feet by 50 feet on the surface and about 120 feet deep and contains sweet water.