Sri Basaveswara Temple at Mangala, Chamarajanagar District. Karnataka.

The visit to this temple at Mangala was a part of the Chozha period Temples Visit on the ancient trade route from Chamarajanagar to Kollegal, in Karnataka State (Gangapadi). The temple was once on the trade route and is now in the midst of the field, also about a km away from the Village. (Thanks to John for organizing this Visit).

  

Moolavar : Sri Basaveswara    

Some of the salient features of this temple are...

The temple facing east with an inscription stone in front. There is no Balipeedam or Dwajasthambam. Moolavar, Nandhi, and Vinayagar are in a small open sanctum.  Moolavar is on a square avudayar and avudayar is completely below the earth. The temple consists of a sanctum sanctorum, without a vimanam. 

HISTORY & INSCRIPTIONS

The temple was believed to be built during the Chozha period. There is an inscription stone in front of the sanctum.

The inscription on the banks of the tank belongs to Rajathirajan’s 32^nd reign year ( 1049 - 50 CE ). The inscription starts with his meikeerthi as “Thingaler tharu - திங்களேர் தரு......”. This inscription does not belong to this temple. The details are written for the name of the Village. 

( This place was called Mangala during Ganga’s period and the same was changed to Mummudi Chozhamandalathu Gangaikonga Chozhavalanattu Idainadu Mangalam. It was a Trade center with Nanadesikars, Thisai ayirathu Ainootruvar, and Ayyapozhil Vanika groups who had done trades in this area. This temple was established by these traders. The inscription stone starts with, traders meikeerthi. )

Inscription stone 

TEMPLE TIMINGS

There is no door to the temple and always kept open.

HOW TO REACH:

This place Mangala is on the bus route from Chamarajanagar to Kollegal. 9.7 KM from Chamarajanagar, 29 Km from Kollegal, 60.7 KM from Mysore, and 169 KM from Bangalore.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE ( GPS Co-ordination 11.993, 76.970 )

Hero Stone 

Vinayagar

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---