Sri Anjaneya Temples in Bangalore

Bangalore is home to many temples , Ancient and New.

In Particular , there are many temples dedicated to Lord Anjaneya or Hanuman. I will be listing few of the temples I know of in Bangalore in this post.

• Gali Anjaneya temple -Said to be the oldest one in Bangalore is on the Mysore Road, said to be established in 1425 by Vyasaraya. It is said to be the sixth of the 635 Anjaneya temples consecrated by Vyasaraya,

• Ragiguda Anjaneya Temple at JP Nagar (Atop a Hill Near Woodys/ Jayanagar East End)

• Ancient Anjaneya Temple at Banaswadi

• Veera Anjaneya Temple at Mahalaxmi Layout (Near ISCKON Temple)

• Anjaneya temple at Yelahanka Gate (Near Mysore Bank)

• Karanji Anjaneya at Basavanagudi (Behind BMS Law College)

• Anjaneya Temple at Hanumanth Nagar (Atop a hill)

• Anjaneya Temple at Bazaar Street in Ulsoor

• Ancient Anjaneya Temple at Domlur (Near Rama Temple Off Airport Road)

• Anjaneya Temple in Madiwala (On Hosur Road) - Big Anjaneya

• Anjaneya Temple on Aghara Circle (Outer Ring Road) - If the above one is big, then this is Huge
• Sundara Anjaneya Temple  NRI Layout , TC Palya Road - A Beautiful Temple
• KATTANAGIRI ANJANEYA TEMPLE, BILESHIVALE, off Hennur Bagalur Main road, Bngalore North

My Visit to an Ancient Temple - Sri Someshwara Temple in Old Madiwala (Bangalore)

Few months back, I had the opportunity to locate one of the long forgotten heritage of the Bangalore City.

In the by lanes of Old Madiwala, near Silk Board/Dollar Colony lies the Ancient Someshwara Temple. This temple is more than 800 year old and was built by Chola Kings

The whole Madiwala, Silk Board Area, Madivala Lake and Maruthi Nagar once belonged to the temple.

The temple houses a "Swayambu" Shiva linga in it Sanctum Sanctorum (Shiva lingam formed by natural Rock Formation). But unlike other ancient temples which I visited in Bangalore , this temple is in good shape and cared well by people around. This shows the real strength people have in protecting our heritage without outside help.

I came to know from the priest that renovation work was done during 2004, before that temple was in very bad shape. Many of the inscriptions which temple once had are lost in sands of time but still the temple has been renovated with proper guidance.

This temple also has the word Bengaluru inscribed in one of its Wall stones inscriptions which survived to tell the tale of the temple , about the rulers and assets it once owned

When one hears of Someshwara temple in Bangalore , only Ulsoor temple comes into our minds but this temple built by the same dynasty(Cholas) and time is not known to many. Even for the people residing near it. The same dynasty had built Ulsoor Someshwara temple and Begur Pancha Lingeshwara Temple

I request all those interested in preserving our heritage to have a visit once to this temple.

Your feedback and suggestions are highly appreciated.

Please find below some Articles on the temple

http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/jan222004/metro3.asp

http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/20/stories/2004082016400300.htm

(Origin Of Word: 'Benga-val-oru', the City of Guards in old Kannada)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bangalore

History and Origin Of Madivala and its Lake
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/42766601.cms

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Koramangala (Bangalore)

Dear All,

Shirdi Sai Temple in Koramangala 7th Block will be celebrating its 2nd Year Anniversary on 7 Feb 2008.

Temple Address :
Sri Someshwara Temple/Sadguru Sai Temple
1st Main Road , 7th Block , Koramangala

Route :
Take the Road Beside Robert Bosch (Opp Forum) or
Take the Road Beside Adayar Ananda Bhavan , Koramangala (Opp HDFC Bank)