MYSORE & MYSORE ROAD FAMOUS & HISTORICAL TEMPLES

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If you Interested to explore the temples in mysore road,or your parents came from native want to visit the temples in and around mysore, here the tips to plan your trip with complete list of temples, routes and timing,

Take or rent a car - leave your doorstep by 5.30 to 6 am Sharply with parcels of food for lunch or you don’t have time just leave it on the way to mysore road lots of highway restaurants are there,

(TIME IN – our trip temple entry timing )

Travelled Date – 15NOV2014

First one we visited is Kabbalamma Temple near Kankapurra,

you can ply over Kannakapurra road instead of mysore road because its nearer village from kankapurra road,

1) Kabballama Temple, (TIME IN – 7.30AM)

Old village god which is very powerful & it was little interior from Kankapurra main road with viewing of greeneries/silk net farm in that village,

Temple timing 6am-8.30 pm

Catch Kabbula forest road connecting to channapatna highway that road end to mysore road by taking left and just by 7 km left side just after the Kanva reservoir road you can find the arch of temple

2) Aprameyaswami / Navaneetha Krishna Temple, Channapatna - Dodda Mallur (TIME IN - 8.45AM)

The Krishna temple is just after Channapatna,.  Lord Aprameya is the main idol and there is also an idol of Krishna(kid Krishna) - when we went, he had a layer of Butter(vennai) as decoration(alangaram)

Timings  - 8am to 12 & 5.30 to 8.30 PM

Just take opposite road to Navaneetha temple temple Crossing highway which take you to next temple,

3) Nadi Narasimha Temple (Time in 9.30am)

The temple is supposedly 1500years old - and it is a very small temple - which has been renovated in the recent past. The main deity here is Narasimha Swamy - with the prefix 'Nadi' , meaning 'a river'. There used to flow a river around here which caused immense destruction to the entire place and this idol was placed to secure the land from the wrath of the river.  The then Maharaja of Mysore was kind enough to grant this piece of land to the temple.

Temple Timing - 8am to 12 & 5.30 to 8.30

Return back to Mysore Road again toward mysore, you can find the next city called Maddur,

4 ) Ugra Narasimha Swami Temple, Maddur (Time in 10.15am)

The main deity here is Ugra Narasimha Swamy - with his eight hands and wearing the intestines of Hiranyakasipu as his garland.I have NEVER seen such an idol of Narasimha Swamy with such intricate work. Please do not miss this temple for sure.

Temple Timing - 8am to 12 & 5.30 to 8.30

Just come out of temple, left side you can find the temple called

5) Vardharaja / Alanatha Swamy Temple & Pattabhi Rama Temple (TIME IN -  11 am)

The main idol is a treat to watch with beautiful carvings. The priests narrated the story of the temple which goes like this : The then King's mother lost her eyesight and the Astrologer/minister advised a visit to Kanchi(Kanchipuram). King was unable to take his mother to Kanchi because of her age and lack of eyesight; instead, the King got some sculptors form Kanchi and constructed this beautiful idol. It is said that his mother got her eye sight on the 45th day.  (if you do visit Kanchipuram - the city of temples - you can easily spot the sculptors and sculptur-schools all along the city at various places)

Temple Timing - 8am to 12 & 5.30 to 8.30

From there just 10 min travel you can visit

6) Hole Aanjaneya Swamy Temple, Maddur, Mandya (TIME IN-  11.40 AM)

Hole' in Kannada means 'river' (and hence Aihole??); and since this temple is situated just along the banks of the river, hence the nomenclature. This is again a very small temple. which is 400+ year old temple for anjenyar(Hanuman)

Temple Timing – 7AM to 12 & 4 to 7PM

Outside road of temple connects directly to mysore road again, with full swing in divine around us we rushing to Chamunid Hills to reach before it closing by 2pm, 

7) Chamundi Hills - Chamundeswari temple  (Time IN - 1.15 Pm)

We Entered into special Dharsan which is Rs.30 ticket & had a good dharshan quickly and came out for our next dharshan to

Temple Timings - 7 to 2 pm, 3.30 to 6 PM & 7 to 9PM

8 ) Bull temple - Mysore  (TIME IN - 2.30 PM)

All time opened to air

You can have a rest for some time here and have lunch in one of tree on roads to down hills

Warning - Monkeys are there which distrub you to plug something from you while eating &

Please Dont litter your parcels paper or plasitcs, Help the nature & spots free from waste,

From there directly ply to outer ring road, Catch again Mysore road to see

9 ) Nimishambha Temple,SriRangapatna  A Cuavery River side temple view (TIME IN - 3.45 pm)

Once you visited this temple, you can buy a good fresh veggies & fruits, Rose Jam

Temple Timing - 6.30 am to 8.30 PM

Just speed up again your divine force & 15 min travel from there to reach

10) Sri Rangnatha Swamy Temple, SriRangapatna (TIME IN 4.30PM)

Ranganatha Swamy Temple in Srirangapatna enshrines Lord Vishnu as Ranganatha. It is said that the Ganaga chieftain, Tirumalaiya built this temple in 894 AD. The Ranganatha Swamy Temple was later expanded by the Hoysalas, Vijayanagar monarchs, Mysore Wodeyars and Hyder Ali. The architecture is a mixture of the Hoysala and Vijayanagar styles. The temple has fort like walls and an intricately carved Gopura in Vijayanagar style of architecture. The idol of Lord Ranganatha is in reclining posture on the bed laid out by the serpent Aadi Sesha is about 4.5 meters in length. The main entrance has Chaturvimsati (four) pillars has the cravings of the 24 forms of Vishnu. There are many other shrines like Ranganayaki, Narasimha, Sudarshana, Gopalakrishna, Srinivasa, Rama and Panchamukha Anjaneya in the complex.

Temple Timings - 07.30 am to 01.00 pm and 04.00 pm to 08.00 pm

You can have lot of tea/coffee stall or bajji bonda shops outside the temple, While catching the main road again you can have view of Tippus Death place, just by passing the roads you can watch,

Then directly catch the main road, Take a Left road which direct to you Melkote through Pandvapura, A sugar town you can smells all the way of town the sugar, I remembered the sweet pongal (Chakra pongal) which we use to prepare for all fesitivals, then Visit

11) Sri Yoga Narashima Swamy temple, (TIME IN 6.15 PM )

The majestic temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity, Narasimha. The temple houses an idol of Narasimha in a seated position with the Yogapatta. The temple is considered to be one of the seven holy centres devoted to the worship of Narasimha. Apart from the regular pujas carried out on a daily basis, the temple holds special pujas to celebrate the Narasimha Jayanthi festival every year.

This temple is in hill top which you can take vehicle to some extent, from there 250 steeped steps to be claimed,

Temple Timings - 8 am to 12.00 pm and 04.00 pm to 08.00 pm

Relax for some time here & have a view point & peace, then Visit the 

13) Cheluvanarayana temple - A Beautiful god narayanan temple ( TIME IN – 7.15 PM )

The Cheluvanarayana Swamy temple is a famous temple that has more religious than architectural significance. Also known as Thirunarayanapura, it is located on top of the rocky Yadugiri hills. This shrine is very ancient, though the temple complexis just around 1000 years old. This temple is a Vaishnava shrine, dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This is an important pilgrimage site, especially for those belonging to the Sri Vaishnava community.

Temple Timings - 08.30 am to 12.30 pm, 04.00 pm to 06.00 pm and 07.00 pm to 08.30 pm

Other add-on Temples you can visit if you already visited the one above,

1.       Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud (Temple Timing 6AM-1 PM  & 4-8.30 PM)

2.       Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura (Temple Timing 9AM to 5.30 PM)

3.       Sri Gunja Narasimha Swamy Temple T.Narsipur (Temple Timing 9.00 Am to 12.30 Pm and Evening 5.30 Pm to 8.30 Pm.)

4.      Agasteeshwara Temple T. Narasipura

Traveled Date  - 15-Nov-2015, Saturday 

Expenses -

Total Distance Traveled (By Car ): 440 kms 

Car Rental – 7.5 per KM X 450 Kms = 3400 + (250+250) Driver Betta  = Rs.3900

Kamat Dinner – Rs. 500 / 4 Persons

Misc. Expenses- Rs. 600 If any 

Total - Rs.5000

MOVES MAP- 

Tips:
1. Start early - preferably around 5.30Am from your place.
2. Breakfast or Dinner at Kamath Lokaruchi -  A different experience to taste south india food (North   Karanataka Type)
3. Visiting Melkote Temple in Morning Better for view point but old people may get tired once they claim steep steps at yoga narashima temple it may cause slowness to see other temples, I prefer put it last
4. Do note take pictures of the main idols inside the temples.
5. If you do not know the exact route, just ASK - people always help you with the exact location of the temple. 

6. Don’t litter your waste at any place (Temples, Hills, on road while traveling ), Use dustbins please,

7. More About temple history & Story, Kindly Google it

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