Significance

About the temple

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Daily Pooja

Special Pooja

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Mantap or Rest House Facility

Free Cost marriages

Meditation Hall

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Kurudumale, a place in the Kolar district of Karnataka state, India, is famous for the Ganesha temple built by a Vijayanagara kings. This place was believed to be the place where Devas would descend from the heavens for recreation on earth. The ganesha temple is considered to be very powerful. Many people start new jobs or new work only after taking the blessing of Lord Ganesha. There is another temple dedicated to Shiva called the Someshwara temple which is also situated in Kurudumale. The interesting thing about this temple is that it is built of a rock without any foundations. Another interesting thing is the architectural style of the temple; this temple is considered to be older than the Ganesha temple and was built during the Cholas period. Half of the temple has different style of carving, believed to have been done by the legendary artist Jakanachari and the other half is believed to have been carved by his son Dankanachari. The part of the temple supposedly built by Dankana's has statues and carvings which are more intricate and sophisticated. Ganesha temple in Kurudumale, situated on the same road as that of Someshwara temple, but here a huge Ganesha idol is being worshipped from ages unknown. It is said that the Ganesha statue was being worshipped in an open field, until Krishnadevaraya built a temple around it. Its too huge to imagine (14 ft in all), bigger than the Dodda Ganesha of Basavanagudi.

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Avani is a small village in Karnataka, India, about ten miles from Kolar Gold Fields. It is famous for the Sita temple situated on a hill. This temple is one of the few temples dedicated to Sitadevi in India. It is also known as the Gaya of the south and has ancient temples known as the Rameshwara, Lakshmaneshwara, Bharateshwara and Shatrugneshwara, dating back to the period of the Nolamba dynasty. The village is located 50 km from the twin towns of Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura.

Also, a popular location for rock climbing.

The root of the word Avani stems from Sanskrit. The meaning of Avani is Earth. It is used in many parts of northern and western India as a female's name.

Places to see:

Lord Shiva lingas

Goddess Sharadamba temple

Valmiki Ashram

Birth place of Lava Kusha

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From Bangalore this place is located at a distance of 100 Kms & 12 Kms from Mulabagilu.

You can stay in Kolar or Mulabagilu.

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Mulbagal is a town and Taluk headquarters of Mulbagal Taluk in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies just off the National Highway 4.

Etymology

Mulbagilu has been taken from the word Mudalabagilu which means the eastern-door in the native Kannada language. Mulbagal was supposedly the eastern most frontier (and thereby the entrance) of the state of Mysore and hence the name. Also, it was the eastern gate to Vijayanagara Empire. A hill near this town is famous for being the first point of sun rise in Karnataka.

History

A legend specifies that the Hanuman temple here was installed by Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, after the Mahabharata war. Sage Vasishta is believed to have installed the idols of the main deity Srinivasa, Padmavati and Rama-Sita-Lakshmana.

Mulbagal is the birth place of famous literature D.V.Gundappa who is famous and well known by his Manku Timmana Kagga. Retired Lokaayukta Chief Mr.Venkatachalaiah was born in this Taluk.

Places to see

• Someshwara Temple: Apart from the famous Hanuman temple, this town has Someswara' temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Shiva linga here is similar to that at sacred Kashi or Varanasi.

• Baba Hyder Vali Dargah: Mulbagal is also famous for the dargah of Sufi Saint Hazrath Baba Hyder Vali. It is a 700 + years old dargah. Both Muslims and Hindus visit at the darga to get spiritual blessings of the saint. Urs, which is an annual festivity is celebrated for three consecutive days which is very popular even to date.

Temples in and near Mulabagilu

• Kshetra Palaka Sri Anjaneya Temple at Mulbagilu Bus stand, being tired after war Arjuna went on pilgrimage and bought his flag used during war consisting of Vayu Putra image and established in Mulabagal then called shathaka vatipuri.

Temple has been renovated recently by Hiranya gowda from USA native of Chamareddy palli a village near mulbagal.

• Someshwara Temple: Apart from the famous Hanuman temple, this town has Someswara' temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Shiva linga here is similar to that at sacred Kashi or Varanasi.

Legend says childless can pray for child by making pradhakshinas

• Virupakshi Sri Virupaksheshwara Swamy Temple is also located in Virupakshi Village about 4 kilometres from Mulbagal. This temple was built in the 1200s by Vijayanagara Rulers and resembles the Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi. The pooja performances at this temple has been done by Agastya Gothra's Sri V.A. Subramanya Deekshit and Sons. This is the only family that has been doing the pooja here since the temple was constructed and dates back to about 8 generations.

• Lord Subramanyeswara temple at foot hills of Anjandri hill.

• 15 km from Mulbagal Avani Rama pratistita Ramalingeshwara temple and beautiful hill where sita stayed.

Avani Sree Sharada Sringeri Temple a temple built by Adishankara and rebuilt last decade.

• Vittaleshwara Temple: Another temple dedicated to Vishnu is the Vittaleswara temple and the idol is similar to Panduranga Vittala at Pandarapur in Maharashtra state.This is also very old temple and has a large gopuras (towers) and vast kalyani (pond).

• Sripadaraja Math: The town was the residing place of Sreepadaraja Swamiji or simply Sripadaraya, a direct disciple of Saint Madhwacharya, who is known as third avatar of Vayu. The earlier two being Anjaneya or Hanuman, second being Bheema; the second Pandava. Madhwacharya established the Dwaita school of philosophy. Sreepadaraaja Swamiji who was the raajaguru (most important advisor) of the Vijayanagara kings, was known to have used kannada keerthanas (hymns) during pooja which was considered holy during those times. Sreepaadaraja Swaamiji was also known to was offering sixty four types of dishes naivedya (offering) to God everyday without fail. He has penned many keerthanas praising God and are still popular even after 600 years.

• Narasimha Teertha: The Narasimha teertha is about 2 km from the town of Mulbagal. It is the sacred place where Swaamiji lived and had his brindavan (sacred resting place for Hindu sages) made, is now the headquarters of the Sreepaadaraaja Mutt founded by him. There is also a Swayamvyakta Yoga Narasimha temple near the brindavan.

• Baba Hyder Vali Dargah: Mulbagal is also sacred for Muslims as the dargah of Sufi Saint Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal is situated here here. Both Muslims and Hindus worship at the darga and Urus festival is very popular here even to date.

• Kurudamale Maha Ganapathi Temple: Situated at 8 km from Mulbagal. This place is famous for Lord Ganapathi Temple.the Idol of the lord ganapathi is made of single " Saligrama rock " and the height is about 21 Ft from the ground level , & This Idol as well as temple is told to be 5000 yrs old.

• Sreenivasa Temple in Jyothi Nagara Pet was built by Sri RangaDasulu

Route Map:

By Road 100kms from Bangalore. You can go in Tirupathi and mulbagilu bus at the cost of 65 rupees.

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Sripadaraja Math

God Narasimha

Moola Brindavan Sripadarajaru

Prana Devaru

Narasimha Teertha

Samsthana Pooja

Vyasarajara Guhe (Cave)

Shri Sripadarajaru





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Kolar ಕೋಲಾರ is a district in Karnataka state of India. The town of Kolar is the district headquarters. Due to the modern discovery of the Kolar Gold Fields, Kolar has become popularly known as the "Golden Land" of India.

Geography

Kolar District is situated in the state of Karnataka, India and belongs to its semi-arid drought-prone region. It lies between 77° 21' to 78° 35' east longitude and 20° 46' to 130° 58' north latitude, extending over an area of 8,225 km². Kolar district is located in the southern region of the State and happens to be the eastern-most district of the Karnataka State. The district is bounded by the districts of Bangalore Rural and Tumkur on the west; on the north, by Anantapur District, on the east by Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh and on the south by Krishnagiri and Vellore of Tamil Nadu.

The district, at its greatest length, reaches about 135 km from north to south with almost the same distance from east to west. It occupies the table land of Mysore, bordering the eastern ghats. The general plateau surface is interrupted by a number of hills and peaks of varying heights, particularly in the north. The principal chain of mountains is the Nandidurga range which runs north from Nandi towards Penukonda and Dharmavaram of Andhra Pradesh. The rivers of the district, are small and seasonal. Palar, Uttara Pinakini and Dakshina Pinakini are the important rivers which originate in the elevated regions in the district.

History

Formerly, Kolar was known variously as Kolahala, Kuvalala and Kolala. Kolar was called Kolahalapura during the Middle Ages, but later came to be known as Kolar. Kolahahapura in Kannada meant "violent city", as it was the battlefield for the warring kingdoms of Chalukyas in the north and Cholas to the south. It was the capital of the Gangas till 4th century AD when they shifted the capital to Talakad in Mysore. In 1004 A.D., the Cholas annexed Kolar till 1116 A.D,. Vishnuvardhana (1108-1142AD) freed Gangavadi from the Cholas, and in commemoration of his victory, built the celebrated Vijayanarayana Temple (Chennakesava Temple) at Belur. Temples, Masjids & Eidgah The major and important temples in the town are Kolaramma Temple and Someshwara Temple. Someswara Temple is a fine example of Vijayanagara style while the Kolaramma temple is of Dravida vimana Style built in Ganga Tradition (11 century-A.D).

the major and important Masjid in the town is MASJID-E-SHAHI (Masjid Nawab Fateh Ali Khan) was build in the year 1729.

People and Culture

As a district on the cross-roads of the three states, Kolar is home to many communities and represents a mini-India. The primary languages spoken here are Kannada and Tamil. Other languages spoken are Telugu and Urdu.

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) is a town in Kolar district which was once the primary gold mines in the country. Set up by the British, this town which is close to the border of Andhra Pradesh and has a Tamil and Anglo-Indian Population. Tamils were employed by the British and brought to KGF to work in the mines.

Festivals

• Karaga
• Theppothsava
• Dyavara

Places of interest

• Mulbagal - Narasimha Tirtha - Sripadaraja Mutt of Sripadaraj Swamiji, a Madhwa Saint's Brindavan. The disciples of this Mutt are spread all over India. Dargah of Hazrath Baba Haider Wali Suharwardi (Rah'matullah Alayh) whose Urs (annual festival) is grandly celebrated every year.
• Guttahalli
• Kotilingeshwara
• Nandi Hills
• Antara Gange
• Markandeya Hill
• Kolaramma Temple and Someshwara Temple
• Kurudumale
• Avani
• Therhalli
• Budikote
• Bethamangala
• Bytarayappana Betta
• Kolar Gold Fields
• Kaiwara
• Vidhurashwatha
• Bangarpet
• Ronur Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple
• Ronur is a Hobli place located in Srinivasapura Taluk. There is a big and beautiful Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple, constructed hundreds of years ago. The Sthala Purana says that Lord Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy was installed by Arjuna when they were in Aranya Vasa. The Raja Gopuram was constructed more than 100 years ago by Gollapalli Kesarla Ramaiah Setty's family. Every day poojas are performed. In Chaitra masa, a Bramhotsava takes place. Thousands of people witness the Rathothsva. Ronur is famous for Mangos. S Rajendran then chief justice of India belongs Ronur.

• Ankathatti - A Model Village having a 4 feet high Uthsava Murthy as a pride possession, it is known for silk and milk production.
• BYRAKUR, Mulbagal Taluk, Kolar district
• MANDIKAL,,Mulbagal Taluk

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Someshwara Temple

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