lakshmi narasimha swamy temple malleswaram

This, along with the Kadu Mallikarjuna and Gangamma temples, marks the linkage of the sacred to a natural node now. A shrine to Ganesha is also present in the vicinity.

Surrounding the Kalyani is a double storeyed colonnaded structure. This network has unfortunately been encroached upon. This was connected to a storm water drain (raja-kaluve) which emptied the excess into another tank bund called Jakkarayana kere.

This water was then channelled to a Kalyani (stepped tank) which is at a lower level such that excess water flowed onto a well found in the garden in front of the southern entrance of the temple. He constructed a conduit pipe from here to the mouth of the Nandi so that water flows gently through the mouth of the Nandi throughout the year onto a Shiva-linga idol (Nandikeshwara) which was set right underneath. Downward stream from the Sankey tank was observed to be flowing towards the place by Mallappa Shetty. The Kalyani was constructed sometime after the construction of Sankey tank in about 1882 AD. However, B N Sundara Rao in his book, Bengalurina Itihasa, has documented that the late Rao Bahadur Yele Mallappa Shetty constructed this Kalyani along with the Nandi, and the Shiva-linga. The combination of all the above elements adds up to the official name of the temple.Įntrance of the Nandi Tirtha Temple Temple history Īnother temple called Nandi-teertha which was reported by some agencies to be 400 years old was re-discovered in 1997 AD during excavation work in a place south-east of the Kadu Mallikarjuna temple. ‘Kshetra’ means a ‘place’ in Kannada and is often used to refer to a place or region of historical or religious importance. The water from the Nandi’s mouth falls onto the Shivalinga and flows into a stepped tank in the middle of the temple, called a ‘Kalyani’ - Temple tank in Kannada. There is a continuous stream of water that flows out of the Nandi’s mouth, which is considered to be holy water, referred to as ‘Tirtha’ in Kannada. ‘Dakhshinamuka Nandi’ means ‘South facing Nandi’. The focal point of this temple is a unique stone Nandi which is positioned facing the Southern direction – Dakshina in Kannada. Source of the name 'Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra'

1 Source of the name 'Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra'.

Lakshmi narasimha swamy temple malleswaram