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 Mudikindeeswara.
Some of the Salient features of this temple
are.....The temple faces east with an entrance arch and
stucco Nandhi is over the arch. Moolavar is on a Square avudayar. A water pot
is made to hand on the top of Shiva Linga to drip water at regular intervals. In Koshtam
Dakshinamurthy (on the back is Pichadanar fixed on the wall), Maha Vishnu,
Brahma, and Durgai.
In Prakaram Chandikeswara (in a standing posture
facing west), Ambal sannadhi, Navagrahas, Nagars, Chandran, and Suriyan.
ARCHITECTUREThe temple consists of Sanctum Sanctorum, antarala, and artha mandapam. A Vimanam is over the sanctum without any stucco images. The
sanctum sanctorum was built on a simple Pada bandha adhistanam. The temple was
renovated without alteration of the adhistanam. Happened to see a Tamil
inscription on the floor.
Ambal is in a separate
temple with sanctum sanctorum and ardha mandapam. A small Vimanam is also on the
sanctum sanctorum.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONSThe original temple was
built during the Chozha period by the traders. This place was called Mudikonda 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.
TEMPLE TIMINGSSince orukala 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.
An incomplete inscription refers to an individual
( name lost ) of Perumarudur Puduppalli who got a pillar made.
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