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Hanagandiya kanchugararu-Loha udyama-The Bronze Smiths of Hanagandi and metal industry

Author: Keshava Umarji

Place: Hanagandi, Jamakandi, Bagalkote

Sri Umarji while introducing the bronze smiths of Hanagandi presents their workmanship, the idols they have prepared and procedures of preparing the idols. He has also furnished some literary sources in this regard. The raw materials available at Hanagandi and how it lent itself for the preparation of idols etc, and development of metal industry in the area have been explained.