Temples Of Bangalore Part - II

Bangalore is a Town of Temples, Ponds & Religious centers. Bangalore has lots of old temple that's the Reason this city was called as Kalyanapuri in it's old time. (source: Wikipedia).

Here is my another series on Temples Of Bangalore and Keep watching this space for another part of this series.

1. Dharmaraya Swamy Temple: When we look at the history of the temple, it is believed that the temple was constructed by the Ganga Arasu people. These people also known as Vanhi Kula Kshatriyas or "Thigalas" The Archeology survey department which has undertaken a study of the stone and masonry has concluded that this temple is about 800 years old. It is also learnt that when Bangalore city was built by Kempe Gowda in the 16th century, the Kempegowda Gopuras (towers) were built in the four corners of the city keeping the Sri Dharmarayaswamy Temple vimanagopura kalasa as a centre point. The four towers are the Ulsoor tower in the North-East, The Bellary Road Tower in the North-West, The Lalbagh Tower in the South-East, The Gavipura Tower in the South-West.The Gonga Arasu or Ganga Arasu kings used to build their towns near lakes or river beds and also, built their temples at a lower level to the ground with a further lower level pradakshina patha. Sri Dharmaraya Swamy temple was built in the Sidhikatte lake bed area & it is below the land level that existed prior to current Bangalore. It is also learnt that this old town was called as Kalyanapuri, a Town of Temples, Ponds & Religious centres. Later, it was named as "Bendhakaluru" and then as "Bengaluru".

2. Temple Street Bangalore: Malleshvaram is an old extension of Bangalore. Here you can see the real Bangalore of 1970's. 15th cross malleswaram is also called as "Temple street" - As the name tells there are many more temples here.

a) Kadu Malleshwara Temple: Malleswaram named after "Kadu Malleswara" Shiva temple with a holy and carismatic ambiance. The temple was built in the 17th century A.D. by Venkoji, the brother of the Maratha King Shivaji in Dravidian style of architecture. Shiva is worshipped as Mallikarjun.

b) Nandishwara Teertha Temple: The Nandishwara Teertha temple dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva and his vahana Nandi is located near the Kadu Malleshwara Temple in Bangalore, India. The temple was discovered in 1999 . when a vacant plot of land near the Kadu Malleshwara temple was excavated to yield a perfectly preserved central pool of water surrounded by granite steps

and pillared mantapas. The temple houses a Shivalinga continuously bathed with water dripping from the mouth of a stone Nandi statue. People believe the temple to be over 7000 years old. The source of the continuous stream of water from the Nandi's mouth is unknown. It has been hypothesised that water flows from the Sankey Tank here but has not been proved. It is said to be the main source or birthplace of the Vrishabhavathi River. The temple pool is now home to numerous turtles taken care of by the temple authorities.

c. Lakshmi Narasimha temple: A beautiful temple dedicated to the God Lakshmi Narasimha, this temple is situated next to the famous and ancient Kadu Malleshwaram Temple in Malleshwaram, Bangalore. The main sanctum is situated on a small hillock and one has to climb a flight of steps to reach the main temple.

d: Gangamma Temple: Gangamma Devi Temple is one of the important temples of Bangalore id located in 15th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Gangamma representing the river Ganga (Ganges). Ganga, the River Goddess is the only living goddess of Hindu Mythology.

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