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Gadag-Betageri ( Kannada : ಗದಗ-ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ ) is a town and a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka , India . It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District . The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri ) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km⊃2;. Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative socity in Asia. Trikuteshwara temple complex has triple shrines, once housing Shiva, Brahma and Surya. The Saraswathi temple has the finest shining decorative pillars, and the Saraswathi image, and is one of the largest examples of Chalukya art. Someshwara and Rameshwara temples, built in the Chalukya style, are also present. Veeranarayana temple dates from the Chalukya era. The great Kannada poet Kumara Vyasa composed his famous Mahabharatha (known as Kumaravyasa Bharata or Gadugina Bharata ) in this temple. A 111-foot statue of Basaveshwara at the Bhishma Lake is under construction, Once it is done, It will be the tallest Basaveshwara statue in the world here is the List of statues by height in the World. Gadag also has a mosque dating from the Adilshahi era and a church. Betageri has many artistic hero stones dating from the ninth and tenth centuries. Visit nearest famous tourist places like Lakkundi , Mahadeva Temple (Itagi) , Lakshmeshwar and Dambal. Magadi Bird Sanctuary - It is one of the Biodiversity hotspots of Karnataka.

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