hairs from the Prophet's beard. Women are not allowed inside. Nrupatunga Hill is a hillock located on the North-Eastern fringe of Hubballi. The top of the hillock has views of Hubli city. The span of the view extends from Amargol in the North to the Airport in the West all the way to the Southern parts of Hubli. Siddharoodha Math is a religious institution, a centre of Advaita philosophy as preached by Swami Siddharoodha, is located on the outskirts of Hubli. Glass House As the name suggests, this is a palace of glass, inaugurated by the former Indian Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi. Banashankari Temple Amargol is known for the Shankarlinga and Banashankari Temple. It is in between Hubli and Dharwad, and near to Navanagar. Annigeri has many historical temples including Kalyani Chalukya period Amriteshwara temple. It is about 30 km from Hubli, between Hubli and Gadag. Sri Jagadguru Ajaatha Nagalinga Swamy Mutta-Navalagunda Kundgol is about 15 km from Hubli-Dharwad. It is home to the Shambhulinga temple. It is known for its place in the history of Hindustani Music in Karnataka. Birthplace of Sawai Gandharva. Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal learnt Hindustani music here and Sawai Gandharva was their Guru. Kalghatgi: Tamboor about 8 km from Kalghatgi. It home to the Basavanna temple and Devikoppa Forest. Shri Basaveshwar Temple is located in Bhogenagarakoppa at a distance of approximately 14 km from Kalghatagi. Mahalakshmi temple Shantinatha Basadi Jain temple People, language, customs Kannada is most spoken language in this district. The Kannada spoken here is known as Dharwad Kannada. This slightly varies from Kannada spoken in southern Karnataka. Men in rural areas wear headgear called a turban or Pheta. Also many wear white cap on their head. Agriculture and commerce Jowar, maize, wheat, cotton, onions and rice are grown. The district also grows mangoes, papaya, and bananas as horticultural produce. There are many subsidiary agricultural industries such as the production of puffed rice, beaten rice, and edible oils. Notable people G. S. Amur K. S. Amur D. R. Bendre Kumar Gandharva Sawai Gandharva Gangubai Hangal Shanta Hublikar Suresh Heblikar R. C. Hiremath Bhimsen Joshi Girish Karnad G. A. Kulkarni Sarojini Mahishi Mallikarjun Mansur Sudha Murthy Venkanna H. Naik D. C. Pavate Basavaraj Rajguru C. P. Siddhashrama See also References External links Official website Districts of Karnataka Belgaum division