Handli observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
Temples near Handli
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Somvarpet mandal is Shettihalli Rosary Church. No temple of this dedication is on record within Handli itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
Kodagu keeps its own Dasara at Madikeri, going back more than a century and a half to the Haleri kings. Four karagas open it — a decorated vessel of rice, nine grains and holy water carried on a shaved head — and ten mantapas, each showing a demon being killed, are taken through the town to close it.
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Handli is a revenue village in Somvarpet taluk, Kodagu district, Karnataka. It lies 22 km from the Kodagu district centre, 26 km from Balupete railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571235, served by Shanivarasanthe post office; the LGD village code is 938986. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Center, 8 km away. The village votes in Arkalgud assembly constituency, represented by MLA A. Manju.
Gram panchayat: Handli →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handli · this village | — | — | — |
| Handli · Haliyal | 797 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Sampigedalu · Somvarpet | — | — | 1.1 km SE |
| Bettadalli · Somvarpet | 758 | 82% | 1.3 km N |
| Hallibailu · Somvarpet | — | — | 1.7 km NE |
| Managali · Somvarpet | 315 | 87% | 2.1 km N |
| Kanagalu · Somvarpet | — | — | 2.2 km NW |
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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