Malleswaram's famed temple
Kaadumalleswara temple, a small but beautiful Shiva temple is one of the historic structures of Bangalore. The locality of Malleswaram got its name from this temple. The principal deity of the temple is known as Mallikarjuna and the goddess there is known as Bhramaramba. These names originated from the famous Jyotirlinga temple at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. The temple is under the protection of the Archeological Society of India and is run by the Muzrai Department.
The history of the temple makes for very interesting reading. According to the stone inscription dated 1668-1669 AD present in the temple complex, the son of the army general and subahdar of the then Bijapur Sultan Ali Adil Shah II, granted the village Medaraninganahalli to 'Mallapurada Mallikarjuna'. The 'Mahanadu' or the guild of traders requested him to do so.
However, another story says that two brothers, Malleswara Shetty and Siddappa Shetty, were on their way to the market and taking rest near a stone. They placed one more stone and started cooking their meal.
To their surprise, the colour of the meal turned red. They could not understand the meaning of the event. At night, in a dream, a divine voice told them that the stone on the spot was actually an Udbhava linga. They were directed to build a temple there and they constructed a small temple. Later the temple was reconstructed by the prince.
There are two entrances to the temple, one from the Sampige road and the other from the Lakshmi Narasimha temple side on the parallel road. It has a small garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum), which has five chambers. While the first chamber from the left is lord Kashi Vishwanatha, the ones adjacent to this statue include Prasanna Mahaganapathi, the main deity, Devi Bhramarambha and Lord Mahavishnu in the last chamber. The main deity is not a huge one. The pillars in the navaranga face the garbha griha. A car festival is held a day after Mahashivarathri.
There are several smaller shrines opposite the mukhamantapa. The nandi idol is near the nandi dhwaja. The navagraha shrine is opposite the nandi statue. There is another shivalinga and a Parvathy shrine on the right side of the navagraha temple. There is another small but beautiful nandi idol in front of the small Shiva-Parvathy shrine. The Anjaneya shrine is also near the main temple. Large numbers of devotees visit the temple on Monday and Mahashivarathri is the main festival along with the Navarathri every year.
Story of Malleswaram
Malleswaram is said to be a village named Mallapura originally. It was later developed as a suburb during the Great Plague of 1898, when many people moved into the new extension. Basavanagudi, another well-known extension in South Bangalore, was also formed at the time of the Plague, according to historians.Soumya Narayan Achari
Kaadumalleswara temple, a small but beautiful Shiva temple is one of the historic structures of Bangalore. The locality of Malleswaram got its name from this temple. The principal deity of the temple is known as Mallikarjuna and the goddess there is known as Bhramaramba. These names originated from the famous Jyotirlinga temple at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. The temple is under the protection of the Archeological Society of India and is run by the Muzrai Department.
The history of the temple makes for very interesting reading. According to the stone inscription dated 1668-1669 AD present in the temple complex, the son of the army general and subahdar of the then Bijapur Sultan Ali Adil Shah II, granted the village Medaraninganahalli to 'Mallapurada Mallikarjuna'. The 'Mahanadu' or the guild of traders requested him to do so.
However, another story says that two brothers, Malleswara Shetty and Siddappa Shetty, were on their way to the market and taking rest near a stone. They placed one more stone and started cooking their meal.
To their surprise, the colour of the meal turned red. They could not understand the meaning of the event. At night, in a dream, a divine voice told them that the stone on the spot was actually an Udbhava linga. They were directed to build a temple there and they constructed a small temple. Later the temple was reconstructed by the prince.
There are two entrances to the temple, one from the Sampige road and the other from the Lakshmi Narasimha temple side on the parallel road. It has a small garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum), which has five chambers. While the first chamber from the left is lord Kashi Vishwanatha, the ones adjacent to this statue include Prasanna Mahaganapathi, the main deity, Devi Bhramarambha and Lord Mahavishnu in the last chamber. The main deity is not a huge one. The pillars in the navaranga face the garbha griha. A car festival is held a day after Mahashivarathri.
There are several smaller shrines opposite the mukhamantapa. The nandi idol is near the nandi dhwaja. The navagraha shrine is opposite the nandi statue. There is another shivalinga and a Parvathy shrine on the right side of the navagraha temple. There is another small but beautiful nandi idol in front of the small Shiva-Parvathy shrine. The Anjaneya shrine is also near the main temple. Large numbers of devotees visit the temple on Monday and Mahashivarathri is the main festival along with the Navarathri every year.
Story of Malleswaram
Malleswaram is said to be a village named Mallapura originally. It was later developed as a suburb during the Great Plague of 1898, when many people moved into the new extension. Basavanagudi, another well-known extension in South Bangalore, was also formed at the time of the Plague, according to historians.Soumya Narayan Achari