Haradanahalli Divya Lingeshwara Temple, Karnataka

Address

Haradanahalli Divya Lingeshwara Temple, Haradanahalli, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka 571127

Diety

Sri Divya Lingeshwara Amman: Sri Kamakshi

Introduction

Haradanahalli village is located in Chamarajanagar Tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka, India. It is situated 6km away from Chamarajanagar. The temple is on the side of high way. This is the birth place of Sri Yediyur Siddalingeshwara. The primary deity is Lord Sri Divya Lingeshwara and his consort Sri Kamakshi. The temple is partially dilapidated condition.

Puranic Significance

The temple is facing east with a deepa sthambam in front. The front Rajagopuram 5 tiers collapsed during 2005 rain and stands up to ceiling. The Rajagopuram walls has the reliefs like Adhikara nandhi, varunan, Pulikuthikal, manmadhan, rathi, etc… The sanctum sanctorum consists of sanctum, artha mandapam and a maha mandapam. Nandhi is in the front mandapam. Ashtathiku balakars reliefs are on the ceiling of the mandapam. Dwarapalakas are in the form of reliefs on a slab stone. In koshtam there are no koshta devthas. Temples for Veerabhadra, Saraswathi and Kamakshi are on the left side of Navarang mandapam. There are no sub shrines in the prakaram. The 15 Kannada inscription tablets kept along the north side of the temple compound wall. The inscription tablets have the reliefs of moon, sun, Kattari Trident and nandhi on the top of the tablets. The temple was believed to be built during 1316 CE by Hoysala emperor Ballala-III. But another inscription carved on a huge slab behind the Saraswathi temple ascribed to 1511 CE, gives the details of construction of this temple. In one of the inscription, it says that the temple was built by Sri Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire in commemoration of his victory in the south, Ummathur in Chamarajanagar taluk. This temple was patronised by Wadiyars. Two hero stones and 4 pieces of ‘garuda gamba’ are lying in front of the temple ground. The broken ‘garuda gamba’ is about 42 feet high.