Karunadotsava: Begur’s stone records reveal Bengaluru’s early battles, villages and faiths

Published 13 Nov 2026, 19:03 IST

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Karunadotsava focuses on stone records at Begur that document early battles, villages and faiths around Bengaluru, and also recounts the popular legend that Hoysala King Veera Ballala II, during a hunting expedition, was offered boiled beans by an elderly woman and named the settlement Benda‑kaal‑uru, meaning “town of boiled beans.”

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How did Bengaluru get its name? The most famous legend says that Hoysala King Veera Ballala II, on one of his hunting expeditions, stumbled upon an old dwelling where lived an old woman. She served him some boiled beans. Overwhelmed, he named the place Benda-kaal-uru (the town of boiled beans…

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Karunadotsava: Begur’s stone records reveal Bengaluru’s early battles, villages and faiths

How did Bengaluru get its name? The most famous legend says that Hoysala King Veera Ballala II, on one of his hunting expeditions, stumbled upon an old dwelling where lived an old woman. She served him some boiled beans. Overwhelmed, he named the place Benda-kaal-uru (the town of boiled beans…

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