Virajpet

Virajpet, also spelled Virajapete () is a town in the district of Kodagu, in India's southern State of Karnataka. It is the main town of the Virajpet taluka, south of the district, and borders Kerala State. The name of the town is derived from its founder, Dodda Vira Rajendra.

==History== The name Virajpet is a shorter version of its previous name Virarajendrapet, named after the Haleri King Dodda Vira Rajendra, who founded the town in 1792. He established the town to commemorate his meeting with General Robert Abercromby, his ally against Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, in 1791. Virajpet was the headquarters of Yedenalknad taluk. The first population comprised people who Vira Rajendra had in his predatory excursions swept away from Mysore. But, the people that fled to Virajpet were principally the inhabitants of Periyapatna, who were looking for protection when their town was destroyed by Tipu Sultan, to prevent its falling into the hands of the British.