About Bethamangala in , Bethamangala

Bethamangala is a small town in the Bangarpet taluk of Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. It has a large man-made lake which is a popular picnic spot and supplies drinking water to the nearby mining city of Kolar Gold Fields ("KGF"), about 5 miles from Bethamangala.HistoryIn the days of the British, prior to say 1957, Bethamangala was where the British workers of KGF went at weekends to sail and relax around the sailing clubhouse. It was also where Diana Dunlop kept her canoe. Her father Max ran the KGF Electricity Dept. A British woman named Molly Manley, first introduced the word game 'Scrabble' to the gentle folk of Bethamangala here under a large tree, in front of the sailing clubhouse. At Bethamangala the Palar river emerges from underground. It is home to the Vijayendra temple, which dates back to the period of the Gangas, and has been renovated by the Hoysalas and the Vijayanagar rulers. 3 km away is the famous Kotiligeshwara Temple.Notable personalitieslate K. M. Doraswamy Naidu. (ex-MLA.) A. Chinnappa ex- MLA. Y. Sampangi ex-MLA KGF.Trade and commerce Naidu complex, Bethmangala. Naveen Traders - whole sale merchants, Opp:Gangamma Temple, Bethamangala. Ashwini kalyana mantapa, Bethmangala Guptha Trading Company, Bethamangala Vasavi Textiles, Kolar Road, Bethamangalaganga bavani and DIVAKAR Stores btmKalpavruksha Institute, Bethamangala.Sri Vijaya Motors, KGF Mainroad bethamangala.