Kan: ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ baḷḷāri
‘Bush Town’ [Bellary, Vallari,Vallaripuram] City/District, Karnataka (Kar)
From Tam/Kan: vallai/balle ‘thicket’, ‘bush’, ‘forest’; or Skt/Tam/Kan: vaḷḷi/baḷḷi/vallari, ‘creeper’, ‘vine’; and Skt: puri, ‘fort’, ‘city’ or Kan: ūr, ‘village’, ‘town’.
Ballari fort and town are located around two large boulder-strewn granite hills: Kumbara Gudda [Kan: kumbāra, ‘potter’; and guḍḍa, ‘hill’] and Ballari Gudda (the fort is built here).
Ballari has traditionally been associated with cotton, spinning mills, textiles and garment manufacture.
Today it is famous for its denim: there are nearly 300 garment units in the city.
Bellary Fort Marc Roberts