Domlur

Domlur ಡೊಮ್ಮಲೂರು
neighbourhood
Domlur Location in Bengaluru, India
Coordinates: 12°57′39″N 77°38′10″E / 12.9608157°N 77.6361322°ECoordinates: 12°57′39″N 77°38′10″E / 12.9608157°N 77.6361322°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Metro	Bengaluru
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	560071
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shantinagar

Domlur (Kannada: ದೊಮ್ಮಲೂರು) is a small township located in the eastern part of Bangalore city in India. Domlur was included in the erstwhile Bangalore Civil and Military Station^[1] under the British Madras Presidency till it was transferred to the Mysore State in 1949.^[2]

Domlur is surrounded by offices of multinational software companies and business process outsourcing companies. Software park Embassy Golf Links (EGL) located at Domlur adds a beauty to this place. Intel Security(McAfee), NetApp, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, ANZ, Yahoo, Target and Mistral Solutions are the companies located in this area. Domlur is located close to the 'old airport'.

The major military establishments having divisions in Domlur are Indian Air Force, EME Workshop, and ASC (Army Service Corps).

Ancient Tamil Inscriptions

The Chokkanathaswamy Temple is a 10th-century Chola temple, located in Domlur. There are a number of Tamil inscriptions in the temple. Domlur is called as Tombalur or Desimanikkapattanam in these inscriptions. Chakravarthi Posalaviraramanatha Deva has left inscriptions with directions to temple authorities of his kingdom. Further some inscriptions record the tributes, taxes and tolls made to the temple by Devaraya II of Vijayanagar Empire, which state the houses, wells, land around Tombalur were offered to the deity Sokkapperumal. Another Tamil inscription dated 1270 talks about 2 door posts being donated by Alagiyar. Yet another inscription in Tamil details Talaikkattu and his wife donating lands from Jalapalli village and Vinnamangalam tank to the deity. A 1290AD inscription talks about donation of ten pens from the revenue of Tommalur by Poysala vira Ramananda.^{[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Old Airport road flyover

A major landmark in Domlur is the Airport road flyover on Old Airport road and Inner ring road junction. This flyover was notorious for its delay in construction and the traffic trouble caused by its delay which was due to the mismanagement by the subcontractor UPSBC ( Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation).^[9] The construction of the flyover which was started in early 2003 ended in 2007. The flyover, excluding the outer loops, was completed in July 2006 and opened to public on July 12, 2006.^[10] Subsequently, the other loops were opened to public in the next 8 months.

Gallery

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  Domlur SAARC Park
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  Domlur flyover, Old Airport Road

References

1. Rice, Benjamin Lewis (1887). Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for Government. London, UK: Asian Educational Services. p. 70. ISBN 8120609778. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
2. Srivatsa, Sharath S (31 October 2007). "Bangalore calling: it all goes way back…" (Bangalore). The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. Githa, U B (19 April 2004). "A Chola temple in Domlur!" (Bangalore). Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
4. Githa, U B. "Chokkanathaswamy Temple, a fine example of Chola architecture". Chitralakshana: All about Indian Art. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
5. Sridhar, Lakshminarasimhan; Sridhar, Geetha. "Chokkanarayan Swamy Temple Domlur". Vishnu Temples of Karnataka. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
6. Rao, Priyanka S (19 May 2012). "Chokkanatha: The city's oldest temple" (Bangalore). The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
7. Harshitha, Samyuktha (10 December 2012). "The temple of the Cholas". Suttha Muttha. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
8. Rizvi, Aliyeh (20 October 2014). "Good vibrations" (Bangalore). Bangalore Mirror. Bangalore Mirror Bureau. Retrieved 6 February 2015.