Shimoga Travel Guide
Shimoga, as per traditional derivations ,the name pertains to Lord Shiva ( 'Shiva
- Mukha' - Face of shiva , 'Shivana - Mogu' - Nose of shiva, 'Shivana - Mogge'
- Buds of flowers meant for shiva ) . According to the legend, the place had
the ashram of the famous sage 'Durvasa' who was noted for his sharpness of temper.
He used to keep on the oven a pot boiling with sweet herbs. Once, some cowherds,
who chanced upon it, tasted the beverage out of curiosity and called the place
'Sihi- Moge' (Sweet Pot) , Which was later called as 'SHIMOGA' .
Flashback: Remains found in the district disclose that man was reisdent
in the area in those early times. In 1881, two early stone-age tools were discovered
in a 'Shingle bed' at Nyamati, at a short distance from the Tungabhadra river.
They were bifacial pebble tools made of quartzite, one with a rounded working
edge and the other with a pointed working edge. Some Neolithic sites were noticed
and uncovered at Guddemaradi on the bank of Tunga river near Shimoga city.
Nilaskal near Nagar in Hosanagar taluk
Kunda hill near Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk
Yeddegudde near Thirthahalli
Ashoka nagar, Anaveri and Nagasamudra in Bhadravati taluk
Three iron age megalithic sites, with different megaliths, have also been found
in the district, at Nilaskal in Hosanagar taluk and Shimoga, which have menhirs,
and at Arehalli in Thirthahalli taluk, which has portholed burial chambers.
