Sunday 3 February 2019

SRI AMRUDESWARA TEMPLE IN RUINS AT MAREHALLI, IN GANGAPADI A PART OF KARNATAKA – A KARNATAKA HERITAGEW VISIT.

26th January.
After visiting Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple at Marehalli, we headed to towards Malahalli to Visit Ravaleswara Temple. Happened to see this temple built in Chozha architecture in ruins on the side of the road 

Presiding deity : Sri Amrudeswarar

Some of the important details are…
The temple front mandapa  is in dilapidated condition and ceiling beam is standing on a temporary wooden support. The temple is facing east with a Palipedam and Rishabam. The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, antarala and arthamandapa. Moolavar is on a square avudayar. The sanctum is constructed with simple pathabandha adhistana and without any koshtam. Vimana is the combination of Nagara and Vesara type built with brick and mortar.

In the outer prakara sannadhi for Navagrahas, Krishnar, Vinayagar and Nagars under a peepal tree. It was told that sun rays used to fall 3 days on moolavar during uthrayana period. Ambal sannadhi is facing south in arthamandapam with out idol. The Poojari showed us a tiny Amman image and told that the same was found in the Amman Sannadhi.

It was told that the temple belongs to the same period of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple and built by Chozha King Rajaraja –I.

The out side temple was cleared and renovation works are started recently. The Poojari requested us to write in social media to popularize this temple.

HOW TO REACH:
The temple is 43 KM from Mandya and  34 KM from Kollegal.

LOCATION:CLICK HERE







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