Jadigenahalli

Jadigenahalli is a village in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated in the Hoskote Taluk of the Bangalore Rural district, 7 kilometers from Hoskote and 30 kilometers from Bangalore. The village is also one of the hobli's of the taluk Hoskote and 69 villages come under Jadigenahalli hobli. The village of Jadigenahalli is well-known for housing the Sri Kalabhairaveshwara temple.

History
Jadigenahalli village is named after a holy lord known as Jade Muneshwara and is located on Saptamatrika Hill.

Demographics
India census, The village's overall geographic area is 419.15 hectares, as measured by the census. In Jadigenahalli, there are 1,977 residents, 1,010 of them are male and 967 female. 71.88% of people in the village of Jadigenahalli are literate, including 79.41% of males and 64.01% of women. In the Jadigenahalli village, there are around 449 houses.

The official and most often spoken language in the community is Kannada. Several of the village's residents also speak Tamil.

Culture
A quarterly fair honoring the deity Sri Karagaparameshwari is held in the village, typically in April or May once every nine or twelve years. The fair is said to have begun in 1950 as a result of plague and cholera diseases that were prevalent in the villages at the time. The fair was inaugurated by walking around the village for nine days without shoes or vehicles. Accordingly, the fair that began on that day was held in this manner once every 9 years and even today, people still observe the same customs. When the last fair took place in April 2023, the villagers observed a rigorous fast during which they did not wear sandals for nine days in the sweltering sun. In addition, the villagers prohibited outsiders from visiting the village during the nine days of the fair held there. Once in 9 or 12 years, abhisheka and flowers, specifically Jasmine, are offered to the goddess Karagaparameshwari. Once Abhishekam and Jasmine's decoration is done, a procession throughout Jadigenahalli and the goddess  karagaparameshwari reaches Kalabhairaveshwara temple. Poojas are performed to her in the temple after taking her back to the temple. This same process continues for one whole month, that is, from one new moon day to another new moon day. A total of 12 villages take part in this procession. On the last day, the villagers take her to the hill known as Saptamatrika Betta. Here Saptamatrika and Lord Jade Munshwara’s temple is located. After witnessing the pooja on the hill, she finally returns to her temple, the locals slaughter a large number of sheep in front of the temple.

The village also has an annual fair in April, often before Bengaluru Karaga, where locals offer decorated lamps (Deepotsava) to nine goddesses, beginning from Ugadi and terminates on Ramanavami.

There are numerous temples in the village, Sri Kalabhairava Temple, one of them, is the most well-known. Sapthamatha Temple, another well-known temple, is situated on a hilltop. In addition to these, there are several additional temples in the village, including the karagaparameshwari temple, the Sri Abhaya Anjenaya Swami Temple, the Muneshwara Temple, the Sri Karibasaveshwara Temple, the Yallamma Temple, the Eshwara Temple, the Om Shakti Temple, Kadmalleshwara temple and many others.

Climate
Jadigenahalli is located at 13.05°N, 77.85°W. It has an average elevation of 920 meters.

The village has a tropical climate. According to the Köppen-Geiger classification of climates, this is a tropical wet and dry climate or Aw. Here, the average temperature is 22.9 °C (73.3 °F). There is roughly 903 mm (35.6 inches) of precipitation annually. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little.

The village is located in the northern hemisphere, to be precise. Here, summer lasts from late June until early September. The summer months are June, July, August, and September.

Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Temple Jadigenahalli


The temple remains open only on special occasions(festivals) and on Ashtami, which falls on the eighth day after Amavasya. Every month on Astami, thousands of worshippers come here to worship the deity by lighting an ash gourd lamp during Rahu Kala.