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SRI KODANDARAMA TEMPLE

Hiremagalur, Karnataka, India

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God

Kodandarama is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Lord Rama and his brother Lakshmana are depicted holding arrows. All the three idols appear to be walking towards the viewer looking at the placement of their feet. The sculptor has carved intricately the crown, jewellery and the positions of the bodies. Goddess Sita is standing to his right and Lakshmana to his left.

Goddess

Goddess Sita is standing right to Rama and her eyes looking down, her jewellery are sculpted really well.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit this temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37°C during the day and 21°C during night)Lowest - October to February (27°C during day and 18°C during night)Monsoon season - August to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • These rules are applicable for foreigners also. Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.
  • Pilgrims/visitors will not be allowed inside the temple if dress code is not followed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smo​king is strictly prohibited inside the temple premises.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Hiremagalore Bus Stop
300 MTRS 08049596666
Chikkamagaluru Railway Station
1.47 KM 139
Mangaluru International Airport
160 KM 0824-2220422

Architecture

Rama and Lakshmana are depicted with their bows and arrows here. As Rama’s bow is called Kodanda, this temple is known as Kodandarama Temple. This temple is facing in East and the navaranga has lathe- turned pillars. The Garbhagraha is constructed in the Hoysala style, while most of the other constructions are in the Dravidian style. The navagrahas were added in 14th century and Mukhamantapa was added in 16th century. In the garbhagrha on a common Hanuman pedestal, 1.5 ft high, there are idols of Kodandarama with Sita to his right and Lakshmana to his left. Rama and Lakshmana carry the arrows in their right hands and strung bows in their left hands. The idols appear to be of a later date and not of the Hoysala period. In the prakara (enclosure) of the temple, there are small shrines containing the figures of Yoganarasimha, Sugriva, Kalinga, Mardhana, Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya, Vedanta Desika, and some alwars. Yoganarasimha, so called because his meditation posture, measures 1.06 metres (3½ ft.) high having a prabhavati on which the 10 incarnations are sculpted. But after Rama, Balarama and Krishna are engraved, with the Buddha missing. This is common in many Srivaishnava representations of dashavataras as they give prominence to Balarama, here measuring 4 ft. with four hands and in a pre-Hoysala style, resembling Badami Chalukya workmanship. While his right lower hand has a short round staff, the lower left is placed on the waist. The outer-walls of the garbhagrha and sukansi have, besides pilasters and turrets, two rows of figures representing mostly Vishnu and his Avatars such as Hayagriva, Narasimha, Lakshminarayana, Venugopala, Kalinga-Mardana and Govardhanadhari. There are also figures of Lakshmi, Hanuman, Garuda and Ganapati. There is a beautiful murti on the Gopuram near the entrance of Agni bhagavan with two heads, seven tongues and three legs. Siddha Pushkarini, it is believed that nine siddhas performed penance here, so the village pond is known as Siddha Pushkarini. 

Religious Significance

According to sthalapurana or local legend, sage Purushottama was subdued by Rama at Hiremagalur. Sage Purushottama requested Rama to show him the scene of his marriage. As per the tradition in Hindu marriage ceremonies, Sita devi satnds to the right side of the Shri Rama and Shri Lakshmana to his left. The idols are best explained by the the poet Shri. Da. Ra. Bendre "All the three idols appear to be walking towards the viewer looking at the placement of their feet. The sculptor has carved intricately the crown, jewellery and the positions of the bodies. Sita's posture, eyes looking down, her jewellery are sculpted really well". 

According to the legends, the place was the residence of nine siddhas, who performed penance near a pond in the village known as Siddha Pushkarni and as Parashurama too lived here, it was called Bhargavapuri or 'town of Bhargava' (Parashurama).

History

This temple was built in 13th century by Hoysala Empires and Vijayanagara's are the contributors of this temple.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 05:00 AM - 12:30 PM 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
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Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
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SRI KODANDARAMA TEMPLE

Hiremagalur, Karnataka, India

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