The visit to this temple at Mudigundam was a part
of our Chozha period temples Visit on the ancient trade route from Chamarajanagar
to Kollegal (Gangapadi), in Karnataka State. During the Chozha period, this place
was the capital of Mudikonda Chozhamandalam
(a part of Gangapadi), Hence it obtained the name Mudikonda, which has
corrupted to the present name of Mudigundam.
Moolavar :
Sri Narayana Swamy.
Thayar :
Sri Lakshmi.
Some of the Salient features of this temple
are.....
The temple faces east with balipeedam and 2
half pillars with bas reliefs of Vishnu, Rama, etc,. Thayar is in a separate sannidhi facing east,
only with sanctum.
Mahavishnu, Venu Gopalan/Krishna and saint are
in the maha mandapa. There is an underground storage room in the artha mandapam. May be used during Muslim invasions to safeguard the idols.
A mandapa on the back side of the temple was
pulled down and the Pillars with beautiful bas-relief were dumped on the side of the sanctum sanctorum.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum
consists of Sanctum, antarala, ardha
mandapa, maha mandapa and Mukha mandapa. The ardha mandapa with supported by 4
beautiful Ganga-style vrutha pillars. The Palakai is a little large and the
Pothigai is of Vettu pothigai.
The original temple was
reconstructed, keeping the adhisthana. The Mandapams may have been built during the Vijayanagara period. The adhisthana is of padabandha adhistana with three patta kumuda. The inscriptions are
found on the Jagathi, Kumuda, and vethigai. The temple.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
The original temple was
built during the Chozha period by the traders. This place
was called Mudigonda Solapuram alias Desi-uyyakondapattinam
This and four others below the inscriptions in
Tamil and Grantha characters of the 13th Century engraved on the pillars
are in Tamil.
This mentions that Tiruvarangaperumal son of Kipa.
Peruvaniyan-kuttandai of Mudigonda solapuram alias Desi-uyyakondapattinam, got
the pillar made at the cost of 3 gadyanas.
An incomplete inscription refers to an individual
( name lost ) of Perumarudur Puduppalli who got a pillar made.
Another inscription records that a pillar was the
gift of Siramadevan, son of Ayupillai of Perialttur.
The donor of this Pillar was Pattividivandai of
the Village Ogaiyur.
Another Inscription gives the names of the donor
of the pillar and of his father. But they are only partly preserved. It refers
to Marudur.
The inscriptions
The inscriptions
The inscriptions
TEMPLE TIMINGS
Since oru kala pooja is conducted the closing and
opening times are unpredictable.
HOW TO REACH:
This place Mudigundam is
on the bus route Chamarajanagar to Kollegal. 37 KM from Chamarajanagar, 3 Km
from Kollegal, 63 KM from Mysore, and 143 KM from Bangalore.
LOCATION OF
THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE (GPS Co-ordination 12.142192, 77.089916).
The Pillars removed from the old mandapa
Thayar Lakshmi & Narayana
The underground room
--- OM SHIVAYA
NAMA ---
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