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TEMPLES
Nandi Temple
The temple has a giant bull 4.6
meters tall carved out of a single rock. The Bull temple is dedicated to Lord
Shiva's vahana(vehicle). The statue of Nandi is flanked at the back with statues
of God Surya and Goddess Chandra on their chariots drawn by the horses. The bull
has a small iron plate on its head to prevent it, as tradition says, from
growing. It is a sculptural masterpiece.
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The sculpture of
bull is the holy deity in the temple, also known as "Nandi
Temple". The gigantic bull measuring 4.57m in height and 6.10 m
in length is carved out of a single rock. Poor farmers were left
stun and felt guilty. For their repentance they decided to build
a temple for the bull, to their surprise the bull was growing in
height. |
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Shiva temple
This 65-foot high statue
depicts Lord Shiva seated in Lotus position with a backdrop of Mount
Kailash with the river Ganga flowing from his matted locks. It will be
the tower of the temple which will dominate the archetecture but here it
is the Shiva statue which takes the prime attention. |
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Sri Someshwara temple:
Endowed with splendid
architecture, the Someshwara temple bears testimony to the architectural
expertise of the Chola era. The deity of the temple, Goddess Kamakshamma,
is taken in a procession in a Pallaki (palanquin) around the temple. |
Krishna Temple:
Ornamental arches and
illuminated water cascades lead to an elaborately decorated Rajagopuram.
There is a unique open air amphitheatre for concerts and festivals.The
four temple 'gopurams' are connected by a stunning glazed glass canopy
which forms the main 'Hari Naam Kirtan' - a hall of 10,000 square feet.
The hall has wonderful ceiling paintings. There are also Vedic museums
and exhibit areas, a lecture hall with multiple language translation
system and landscaped gardens. |
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Venkataramanaswamy Temple:
This 300-year old temple was, built by Maharajah Chikka Devaraya Wodiyar.
It displays some of the best features of Dravidian temple art. The
ornate stone pillars, supported by splendid lion brackets, still bear
the imprint of the cannon balls, which ruined portions of the temple
during the Third Mysore War (1790-1792). After the fall of Tipu in 1799,
the Wodiyar dynasty restored the temple to its original grandeur. |
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