SREE BOOVARAHASWAMY KALLAHALLI, KRISHNARAJAPETE TALUK NEAR MYSORE
Kallahalli is about 45 kms from Mysore towards the KRS Dam and reaching there becomes easy, when you have your own vehicle. Otherwise, the KSRTC buses start from both Mysore City and Rural Bus Stand, but the timings are not frequent and the Bus also takes about an hour and 10 minutes to reach Ballenahalli and from there share autos are available. These autos take for one way Rs.20/- per invidividual. This place can be reached from Pandavapura and the distance from there is 32 kms. However on all ways, the bus stop is 2 kms from the temple and share autos only means of transport from the bus stop.
It is a small temple on the West Bank of the River Hemavathi and construction work is going on with expansion of the temple. I had darshan on 11 05 2019. Shops in front of the temple sell Thulasi and other flowers and also necessary items for archanai. Adequate parking space is available in front of the temple.
The Vigraha is made of a grey stone and is of 14 ft height and Boodevi is 3 1/2 ft in height. The upper hand of deity is holding the discuss and conch, while the Sudarshana Chakra is carved at the back of the idol. He holds the Goddess Boodevi by his lower left hand and shows Abhaya Mudra with his lower right hand. He is seated in Sukasana with the right leg touching the ground and left leg folded. This is a temple which is 2500 years old and it is believed that Sage Gauthama was in penance here. There is a story behind the temple connecting the King Veera Bhallala. The King came to the forest nearby for hunting and lost the way. When he was resting under a tree, he saw a dog chasing a rabbit upto a point and then the rabbit started chasing the dog. He felt it odd. He got the place dug up and found a statue of Boovarahaswamy and he installed the same here.
Some interesting tings on the way to Ballenahalli from Mysore. The route is through KRS Dam and on the rear side of it. One can see the back waters from the bus thought it is at a distance. People normally go nearer to this place to get the panoramic view of the dam and areas around.
View of Rear of KRS Dam from the bus
This was a very satisfying trip as reaching there was difficult and had darshan was easier and the temple provided each one of us having darshan there with the picture of the deity.
Kallahalli is about 45 kms from Mysore towards the KRS Dam and reaching there becomes easy, when you have your own vehicle. Otherwise, the KSRTC buses start from both Mysore City and Rural Bus Stand, but the timings are not frequent and the Bus also takes about an hour and 10 minutes to reach Ballenahalli and from there share autos are available. These autos take for one way Rs.20/- per invidividual. This place can be reached from Pandavapura and the distance from there is 32 kms. However on all ways, the bus stop is 2 kms from the temple and share autos only means of transport from the bus stop.
It is a small temple on the West Bank of the River Hemavathi and construction work is going on with expansion of the temple. I had darshan on 11 05 2019. Shops in front of the temple sell Thulasi and other flowers and also necessary items for archanai. Adequate parking space is available in front of the temple.
The Vigraha is made of a grey stone and is of 14 ft height and Boodevi is 3 1/2 ft in height. The upper hand of deity is holding the discuss and conch, while the Sudarshana Chakra is carved at the back of the idol. He holds the Goddess Boodevi by his lower left hand and shows Abhaya Mudra with his lower right hand. He is seated in Sukasana with the right leg touching the ground and left leg folded. This is a temple which is 2500 years old and it is believed that Sage Gauthama was in penance here. There is a story behind the temple connecting the King Veera Bhallala. The King came to the forest nearby for hunting and lost the way. When he was resting under a tree, he saw a dog chasing a rabbit upto a point and then the rabbit started chasing the dog. He felt it odd. He got the place dug up and found a statue of Boovarahaswamy and he installed the same here.
Some interesting tings on the way to Ballenahalli from Mysore. The route is through KRS Dam and on the rear side of it. One can see the back waters from the bus thought it is at a distance. People normally go nearer to this place to get the panoramic view of the dam and areas around.
View of Rear of KRS Dam from the bus
All the buses in this route also stop on every trip to stop at the Sree Subramnya temple and priest of this temple does pooja for the bus and also blesses the crew of the bus. This temple is just 3 kms ahead of Ballenahalli.
Subramanya temple on the way
Priest performs pooja to bus and bless crew
This was a very satisfying trip as reaching there was difficult and had darshan was easier and the temple provided each one of us having darshan there with the picture of the deity.
Temple Timings:
09.30 AM - 01.30 PM
09.30 AM - 01.30 PM
03.30 PM - 07.30 PM
Mail: bhovaraaha@gmail.com
The temple address also is given:
- Sree Bhoovarahanatha Swamy Temple
- Varahanatha kallahall
- Ganjigere post
- Bookanakere Hobal
- K R Pet Taluk
- Mandya District, Karnataka 571426
Thanks for the blog. This is really an eye opener for the Bangaloreans who visit Mysore and return back after seeing Mysore Palace & Chamundeswari Hills. Of course, enroute we take Dharshan of Ranganathar.
ReplyDeleteWith this blog, I will get Dharshan of Shri Subramanya and Shri Bhuvaraga Swamy.
Leavitravel guide aside, the photos and narration are so vivid that it gives good satisfaction . Om Namo Narayana.
Thanks again for introducing an ancient temple.
Where is the subramanya temple...is it in the premises
DeleteThanks Sir for your wonderful comments. Today I have also posted a picture of the Lord in both Facebook and Twitter
ReplyDeleteV Ramachandran 30th Oct 2019
I have visited this temple. However I did not know about Subramania swamy temple. Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteNice you could go the temple and have darshan. They are in the process of expanding the temple. To reach there itself is a little difficult. Thanks for the comments.
DeleteGood afternoon sir pandavapura to temple bus timeings please tell me...
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