About The Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar in Karnataka state, India, was built in c. 1223–1224 CE by Polalva, a commander and minister of the Hoysala Empire King Vira Narasimha II. In 1268 CE, Soma, a commander of King Narasimha III of the same dynasty made some additions. The temple houses the deity Harihara, a fusion […]

About  The clan of Gangas ruled the “Kuvalala” country before the advent of Cholas. Kolaramma Temple – Kolar (Pidariyar Chamundeswary of Saptha Matrikas) was their principal God. Cholas reconstructed the temple. This temple is a very good specimen of Ganga- Chola art and architecture. The ‘L’ shaped temple has two sanctums with a common Mukha […]

About  The main shrine in the Madhukeshwara Temple was built during the nascent stages of temple architecture. It has minimal decorative sculptures on the walls and pillars. A Sankalpa mandapa was added to the temple during the Chalukyan rule. There is a Nritya mandapa that was built during the Hoysala period. This mandapa has exquisite […]

About  It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and houses a Shivalingam, revered and worshipped by hordes of pilgrims visiting the temple. The majestic temple was built under the patronage of a local chief Singedepa Devabhupala of the Hadinadu chiefdom. He was a vassal of the Vijayanagar Empire in the 16th century. Architecture of Gaurishvara temple […]

About It was constructed before the 12th centuryThere is an ant-hill representing the presiding deity inside the temple premises and because the temple is open for only one week every year, it is considered special to obtain a darshan during the Deepavali festival. Archeological experts consider the Hasanamba Temple to be an example of the […]

About  It is an ancient and oldest temple located in the top hill and is dedicated to goddess . Saundatti Yellamma Devi Temple idol is carried out in procession during this Jatre, and she is worshiped as a goddess. Here Devi is known as Renuka Yellamma, the wife of Jamadhangi and the mother of Parashurama, […]

About  Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy idol is about 3 feet high and very divine and in the form of Chathurbhuja (4 hands) with the right lower hand holding a lotus with a stalk. The gopuram of the temple was newly built and the Khumbabhishekha was performed on 22nd Jan 2010 on a grand scale.  A single […]

Timings to Visit 06:30 AM – 01:30 PM | 03:00 PM – 08:30 PM. History of Bhagandeshwara Temple   Click to Know about History of Bhagandeshwara Temple Seva/Pooja Timings Seva Timings Abhisheka 06:30 AM – 07:00 AM Rudrabhisheka 08:15 AM – 09:30 AM Mahamangalarathi 11:45 AM – 12:20 PM Ganapathi Pooja 07:15 PM Mahamangalarathi 07:30 PM […]

History Bhagandeshwara Temple Sri Cauvery is the foster daughter of Sri Kavera Maharshi who had his ashrama in the enchanting valley of ‘Brahma Giri’ hill. Sri Kaveri Maharshi had no children. Therefore he did severe penance to get a child through the blessings of Lord Brahma the God of the Universe. Lord Brahma who was […]

About  The Navalinga Temple is constructed in Dravidian style. Since each of the nine temples has a linga, they are known as  meaning nine lingams and were built under the Rashtrakuta Dynasty, under the reign of King Amoghavarsha I or under his son Krishna II. The temple town boasts of inscriptions from the Vijayanagara period […]