Kurudumale beckons
Located near Mulbagal town in Kolar district, Kurudumale attracts huge crowds during the Ganesha festival when traditional poojas associated with the annual brahmarathothsava (car festival) of the famous Kurudumale Ganesha temple are held. Surrounded by hill ranges, Kurudumale is home to ancient Ganesha and Someshwara temples.
These temples have a history dating back to the Cholas, Vijayanagar kings and Mysore Wodeyars. Also called Kootadri Parvatha, Kurudumale has several mythological names like Koundinyagiri, Kootachala and Yadavachala. Visitors at Kurudumale first get to see the centuries-old huge Someshwara temple.
At the temple entrance is a beautiful stone idol of Ganesha. The presiding deity Eshwara apart, the Kurudumale Someshwara temple has idols of Goddess Parvathi, Gowri, Anjaneya, Subrahmanya and Ganesha. This temple said to have been sculpted by both Jakanachari and his son.
The sculptural images of Cholaraja, Jakanachari and Dankanachari can be seen on the stone pillars inside the temple. Next to the outer wall structure of Someshwara temple, there are two small shrines sighted on a flat rock elevation. Located at the backdrop of one of the Kurudumale hills, these two shrines are in a state of neglect. The main attraction of Kurudumale, the Ganesha temple is about a furlong away from Someswara temple situated at the village corner. This Ganesha temple has a 15 -ft tall monolithic black stone (saligrama) Ganesha.
Well connected by buses, Mulbagal is 100 km from Bangalore. Kurudumale is about ten km from the Mulbagal bus-stand.
S V Upendra Charya
Located near Mulbagal town in Kolar district, Kurudumale attracts huge crowds during the Ganesha festival when traditional poojas associated with the annual brahmarathothsava (car festival) of the famous Kurudumale Ganesha temple are held. Surrounded by hill ranges, Kurudumale is home to ancient Ganesha and Someshwara temples.
These temples have a history dating back to the Cholas, Vijayanagar kings and Mysore Wodeyars. Also called Kootadri Parvatha, Kurudumale has several mythological names like Koundinyagiri, Kootachala and Yadavachala. Visitors at Kurudumale first get to see the centuries-old huge Someshwara temple.
At the temple entrance is a beautiful stone idol of Ganesha. The presiding deity Eshwara apart, the Kurudumale Someshwara temple has idols of Goddess Parvathi, Gowri, Anjaneya, Subrahmanya and Ganesha. This temple said to have been sculpted by both Jakanachari and his son.
The sculptural images of Cholaraja, Jakanachari and Dankanachari can be seen on the stone pillars inside the temple. Next to the outer wall structure of Someshwara temple, there are two small shrines sighted on a flat rock elevation. Located at the backdrop of one of the Kurudumale hills, these two shrines are in a state of neglect. The main attraction of Kurudumale, the Ganesha temple is about a furlong away from Someswara temple situated at the village corner. This Ganesha temple has a 15 -ft tall monolithic black stone (saligrama) Ganesha.
Well connected by buses, Mulbagal is 100 km from Bangalore. Kurudumale is about ten km from the Mulbagal bus-stand.
S V Upendra Charya