Virajpet

The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete (Kannada: ವಿರಾಜಪೇಟೆ ) is the second town of the district of Kodagu, in Karnataka. It is the main town of the Virajpet taluka, in the south of the district. The name is an abbreviation of Virarajendrapete (Kannada: ವೀರ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರಪೇಟೆ after the former ruler of Kodagu, Virarajendra, and this latter form is still sometimes used.