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=Mulbagal Town=
Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in 
Kolar District, Mysore, situated in 13° 10' N. and 78° 24' E., 18 miles 
east of Kolar town. Population (1901), 6,562. The name, originally 
Muluvayi, is Mulu-bagal, in Sanskrit Kantakadvara, ' thorn-gate.' 
There is a .Sripadaraya math of the Madhva sect here, and the tomb 
of a saint named Haidar A\'alT attracts many Musalmans to the celebra- 
tion of his anniversary. Pilgrims to Tirupati from the west shave their 
heads and bathe in the Narasimha-tlrtha as a preliminary purification. 

Mulbagal sugar and Mulbagal rice are considered the best in the 
District. The former is prepared by Muhammadans employed by 
Brahmans. Under Vijayanagar rule the town was at first the seat of 
government for the Kolar territory, and afterwards belonged to the 
Sugatur family. It was taken by the British in 1768 and 1791, but 
restored to Mysore at the peace of 1792. The municipality dates from 
1870. The receipts and expenditure during the ten years ending 1901 
averaged Rs. 3,100. In 1903-4 they were Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 3,600.