Kurudumale Mahaganapathi temple

Kurudumale Mahaganapathi temple

Kurudumale is about 100 kms from Bangalore on the Bangalore Tirupathi Highway.This temple is around 8 to 9 kms from Mulbagal in the road leading to Srinivasapura.    Just before reaching this temple, the Someshwara temple is ahead of it by 150 feet.  The Majestic Ganapathi is 13.5 feet height and can be seen in the picture.  The history of the temple dates back to krutha yuga.   The idol is said to have grown from a saligrama stone from Gandaki river of Nepal, over the Four Yugas to attain to its present size.  The Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva installed this idol,  hence the name Koodadri now turned in Kurudumale.   

Story goes that the demon Tripurasura will have his end only from a bachelor who enters into a wedlock but lives a life of celebacy.   Thus the Lord Ganesha after marrying Siddhi and Buddhi, has them as his weapons in his hand and lives a life of celebacy brings the end of the Asura.

The idol stood like that in ages, only during the period of Vijayanagar Samrajya the present temple was built around the idol. 

A few families live nearby the temple who sell flowers, oil and archana items.   If you want good flowers to offer to the Gods, you should take them with you. Only shoeflower (Chemparuththy) is available in front of the temple.  This temple with its beauitful Murti should be in everyone's itinerary visiting Kolar temples.