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Sri.Cheluva Narayana Swamy Temple-Melukote-Karnataka
Melkote is the abode of Lord Sri Thiru Narayanan Swamy. Sri TiruNarayana Swamy Temple is located in Melkote in Pandavapura Taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka. The temple is known as "Cheluva Narayana Swamy" Temple. The temple town "Melkote" is also known as "Melukote", "ThiruNarayanaPuram".
Morning: 7:00am to 1:30pm
Evening: 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Mandir Contact Telephone Number: 08236-299839
Melkote is just around 150 km from Bangalore and 50 km from Mysore. As the temple is a prominent pilgrimage center, it is well connected by bus routes.
The place is also known as Thirunarayanapuram. It is built on rocky hills,
known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri and Yadushailadweepa, overlooking the
Cauvery valley.
The Cheluvanarayana Swamy temple is a famous temple that has more religious than architectural significance. Also known as Thirunarayanapura, it is located on top of the rocky Yadugiri hills. This shrine is very ancient, though the temple complex is just around 1000 years old. This temple is a Vaishnava shrine, dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This is an important pilgrimage site, especially for those belonging to the Sri Vaishnava community.
Temple History
This temple is very ancient. According to tradition, Lord Rama himself came here with his son Kusha and worshiped Lord Narayana here. For this reason, the processional idol, Sampath Kumara, is also known as Ramapriya. The main deity of the Shrine is Thirunarayana or Cheluvanarayana Swamy. The Devi in this temple is known as Yadugiri Nachiyar.
Sri Ramanuja, the great Vaishnava Acharya, stayed in Melkote for 12 years, and gained many followers, including the Hoysala King, Vishnuvardhana. During this time, the processional idol of this temple had been lost for some time. Realizing that the idol was in the possession of the Muslim emperor in Delhi, Muhammed Shah, Sri Ramanuja decided to go there and get it back.
Muhammed Shah was greatly impressed by the saint and granted him permission to take it back. So, the idol came back to Melkote. This temple has been revered and worshipped by several succeeding dynasties, the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara kings and the Mysore Maharaja. They have all made contributions to the temple in terms of grants, jewels, funds for temple maintenance etc.
The daughter of Muhammed Shah, a young girl, was playing with the idol, as a toy. She was so attached to the idol that when Sri Ramanuja took it back, she followed him, unable to bear separation from her beloved doll. When she reached the temple at Yadugiri and saw the idol installed there, she collapsed in front of it and breathed her last. Sri Ramanuja moved by her unconscious Bhakthi in being so involved with the idol of Nayarana had an idol of her installed at the temple. Even today she is worshipped along with the main deities as Bibi Nachiyar. Her figure can be seen at the foot of the main idol and also beside her beloved SSampath Kumara, the processional idol.
The temple has a beautiful gopura which consists of shrines of Ramanuja, idols of Alwars and Yadugiriamma in the temple.
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Melkote is the abode of Lord Sri Thiru Narayanan Swamy. Sri TiruNarayana Swamy Temple is located in Melkote in Pandavapura Taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka. The temple is known as "Cheluva Narayana Swamy" Temple. The temple town "Melkote" is also known as "Melukote", "ThiruNarayanaPuram".
Morning: 7:00am to 1:30pm
Evening: 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Mandir Contact Telephone Number: 08236-299839
Melkote is just around 150 km from Bangalore and 50 km from Mysore. As the temple is a prominent pilgrimage center, it is well connected by bus routes.
The place is also known as Thirunarayanapuram. It is built on rocky hills,
known as Yadugiri, Yaadavagiri and Yadushailadweepa, overlooking the
Cauvery valley.
The Cheluvanarayana Swamy temple is a famous temple that has more religious than architectural significance. Also known as Thirunarayanapura, it is located on top of the rocky Yadugiri hills. This shrine is very ancient, though the temple complex is just around 1000 years old. This temple is a Vaishnava shrine, dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This is an important pilgrimage site, especially for those belonging to the Sri Vaishnava community.
Temple History
This temple is very ancient. According to tradition, Lord Rama himself came here with his son Kusha and worshiped Lord Narayana here. For this reason, the processional idol, Sampath Kumara, is also known as Ramapriya. The main deity of the Shrine is Thirunarayana or Cheluvanarayana Swamy. The Devi in this temple is known as Yadugiri Nachiyar.
Sri Ramanuja, the great Vaishnava Acharya, stayed in Melkote for 12 years, and gained many followers, including the Hoysala King, Vishnuvardhana. During this time, the processional idol of this temple had been lost for some time. Realizing that the idol was in the possession of the Muslim emperor in Delhi, Muhammed Shah, Sri Ramanuja decided to go there and get it back.
Muhammed Shah was greatly impressed by the saint and granted him permission to take it back. So, the idol came back to Melkote. This temple has been revered and worshipped by several succeeding dynasties, the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara kings and the Mysore Maharaja. They have all made contributions to the temple in terms of grants, jewels, funds for temple maintenance etc.
The daughter of Muhammed Shah, a young girl, was playing with the idol, as a toy. She was so attached to the idol that when Sri Ramanuja took it back, she followed him, unable to bear separation from her beloved doll. When she reached the temple at Yadugiri and saw the idol installed there, she collapsed in front of it and breathed her last. Sri Ramanuja moved by her unconscious Bhakthi in being so involved with the idol of Nayarana had an idol of her installed at the temple. Even today she is worshipped along with the main deities as Bibi Nachiyar. Her figure can be seen at the foot of the main idol and also beside her beloved SSampath Kumara, the processional idol.
The temple has a beautiful gopura which consists of shrines of Ramanuja, idols of Alwars and Yadugiriamma in the temple.
Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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