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Gabbur, Raichur

Gabbur is known as the temple town of Raichur district. This place is also known as Gabburu, Manipura, Garbhapura and Gopuragrama. There are around 30 temples and 28 rock edicts, of which most of were built during the reign of Kalyani Chalukyas.

Some of the prominent temples here are the Hanuman, the Bangara Basappa, Elu Bhaavi Basavanna, Boodi Basaveshwara Temple, Male Shankara and Venkateshwara. Today, several of these temples are in ruins.

During earlier times, Gabbur used to be the centre of education and the place is also linked to Hindu epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata.