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Sampige is a village and a gram panchayat in the Turuvekere taluka of the Tumkur district in Karnataka, India.[1]

Sampige Champakapuri
Town
Sampige Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Sampige Sampige (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 13°25′19″N 76°52′4″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Taluka	Turuvekere
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest City	Gubbi
Climate	Cool (Köppen)

Sampige village is home to the Srinivasa Swamy Temple, which is known as "Sampige Srinivasa". Every year, the temple hosts a car festival, which is attended by thousands of people. Several Kannada language films have been picturized at this location.^{[citation needed]}

The village is named after the Kannada word for the Champak tree, and was called Champakapuri in ancient times. Sampige Srinivasa is family deity of many Hebbar Srivaishnavas.^{[citation needed]}

Villages under Sampige panchayat

The villages under the administration of the Sampige gram panchayat include:[1]

• Kodipalya
• Gundi Kaval
• Yeladabagi
• Masthigondanahalli
• Veerasagara Kere Kaval
• Singasandra
• Sampige (main village)
• Veerasagara
• Joddikoppa
• Halugondanahalli
• Raghavadevanahalli
• Akkalasandra
• Tovinakere

References

See also

• Tumkur
• Tumkur District

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