Jalahalli Ayyappan Temple

There are many Temples dedicated to Lord Ayyappa in Kerala, the holiest being the one at sacred Sabari Hills.  The sphere of influence of Lord Ayyappa had spread beyond the boundaries of Kerala and new Ayyappan Temples had started springing up at various places not only in the other States of the South and North India but even in other countries also. 

The first such Ayyappa Shrine to have come up outside Kerala State in the Temple at Jalahalli West, Bangalore, the installation ceremony of which was conducted on 17th April 1967.  Jalahalli Sree Ayyappan Temple was doubly blessed for the installation ceremony in 1967 was performed by the then Supreme Priest of Holy Sabarimala Temple and Travancore Devaswam Board Late Brahmasree  Thazhaman Madham Kantararu Sankararu Thanthri, who had performed the re-installation at Holy Sabarimala.

Kotilingeshwara temple, Kolar

Kotilingeshwara temple

is located in a peaceful environment. There is plush greenery surrounding the temple. This world famous temple has lakhs of shivalingas that are spread over fifteen acres of land. There are close to 86 lakh shivalingas in the temple. The shivalingas are of various sizes and this is how the temple has got its name ‘Kotilingeshwara’.There are more than a million lingas that have been installed in and around the temple over thirteen acres of land.

The temple architecture is simply superband you cannot help but wonder how these lingas would have been installed. Just outside the temple there are two flower trees, one Nagalinga and Cannon Ball flower. It is said that unmarried women who pray and tie a yellow thread to the tree are blessed with a happy married life.

Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Temple.

Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Temple is a popular temple located on a small hillock in Mahalakshmi Layout, Bangalore.Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Temple is one of the most beautiful temples and also a must visit temple in Bangalore city. Cool breeze and surrounding greenery, coupled with an aura of mysticism attracts many devotees.The main attraction of this 40 year old temple is the 22-foot-high deity of Lord Veeranjaneya carved out of a single monolithic rock.The temple was inaugurated on 07-Jun-1976 by Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the then Chief Minister of Karnataka. On 10-Jun-1985, the 6.5-ft gold plated copper Kalasham was installed on the Vimana of the main temple. The temple complex has occupied around 13 acres of land.

Dhayanamandira of Temple:Dhyanamandira or Meditation hall is another attraction of this temple. The hall is very silent and it is surrounded by lovely greenery. Attractive idols of Lord Sri Rama and his favorite devotee Anjaneya attract the attention of devotees sitting in silence.

Tripurantaka Temple Balligave

Tripurantaka Temple – OverviewTripurantaka temple is an ancient temple situated on the north-east of the Balligave town. It was built in 11th century AD by Western or Later Chalukyas. The temple’s main deity is Tripurantaka, a form of lord Shiva. The temple represents the architectural style of Chalukyas. The pillars and door frames bear a resemblance to the earliest works at Belur and Halebid. Additionally there are erotic sculptures on the friezes of the temple’s exterior wall. The best to time visit this temple is during Shivaratri, a Hindu festival.

Tripurantaka Temple – History and MythologyThe temple was built by Western Chalukyas, during the king Vishnuvardhana’s era. It was constructed around the year 1070 AD, when their political supremacy on Deccan plateau was at its peak. The kings of the Western Chalukya dynasty worshiped Shiva, the Hindu god. Hence, they built many temples dedicated to lord Shiva. This temple is one among them. Additionally, they were tolerant towards Vaishnava or Jain faith also. Accordingly, one can find the sculptures of other Hindu gods Brahma and Vishnu along with Shiva above the shrine’s entrance.

Halasuru Someshwara Temple

Halasuru Someshwara Temple , located in the suburb of Halasuru (also called Ulsoor) in Bangalore city (also Bengaluru) is a dedicated to the deity Someshwara (the Hindu god Shiva). It is the oldest temple in the city and dates back to the Chola period.^[1] Irrespective of when the initial consecration took place, art historian George Michell believes there were major additions or modifications during the late Vijayanagara Empire period, during the rule of Hiriya Kempe Gowda II.

Banaswadi Hanuman temple

The temple is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture. The temple is about 150 year old. Especially on weekends several devotees gather here in the temple. Within the compound of the temple there are smaller temples dedicated to Lord Rama, Shiva and Ganapathi. During the grand Navaratri celebrations it attracts hundreds of devotees. For Navaratri festival all the deities are decked up with flowers and carry a festive look. All the nine days of the Navaratri festival sees the flower decoration of the deities and panchamruta abhishekam done to the gods. The statue of Anjaneya in the temple was sculptured in a town located between Kundapura and Udupi named Saligrama. Many devotees believe that the god of the temple is very powerful and the wishes get fulfilled. The whole year the temple is conducting special poojas and celebating religious festivals. From the month of Ugadi the special programmes such as Annadanam Abhishekam, Alankaram are done in the temple. .During the ‘Hanuman Jayanthi’ festival, people gather here and celebrate with pomp and gaiety. The ambience of the temple is very peaceful and quite. Annadanam is served on Saturdays and Sundays where nearly 2000 people take part in this programme.