nanjangud temple
NANJANGUD TEMPLE
The town is famous because of the huge temple dedicated to Lord Nanjundeswara also referred
to as Srikanteswara. It is believed that sage Gauthama stayed here for some time and installed
a Lingam, the idol form of Shiva. Nanjangud is also known as Dakshina Kashior Varanasi of the
South.
The temple was originally built by the Ganga rulers in the 9th century during their occupation of
this region. The residing deity of the temple was later called Hakim Nanjunda; as given by
the Tippu Sultan as it is said a favorite elephant of his was cured after prayer was offered to the
deity. The same story is attributed to Hyder too It is said and
inscribed in the temple history that his favourite and beloved elephant was bestowed with
eyesight by the Lord, after Tippu Sultan’s vow with the local deity. The Sultan then had
a Lingam made of jade along with an emerald necklace and donated it to the temple. TheVaidya
Nanjundeswara, even today is said to be a healer for his believers, and one can see even today
worshippers doing Urulu seve, a ritualistic practice after taking bath in the Kapilariver.
Twice every year thousands of worshippers gather for the famous Chariot Festival locally known
as the Dodda Jathre and the Chikka Jathre. Idols of Lord Srikanteshwara, Goddess Parvathi,
Lord Ganapathi, Lord Subramanya and Lord Chandikeshwara are kept in five separate chariots
and a traditional puja is performed to the idols early in the morning on the Jathre day. After the
puja chariots are flagged off. Thousands of devotees pull the Chariots carved out of wood, across
the streets of the old town. The town remains immersed in festivities on the Jathre days
The very famous Sree Srikanteshwara Suprabhata Stotram was composed by Veda Brahma.
Turuvekere Subrahmanya Vishweshwara Dikshith also known as Sri. T. S. Vishweshwara
Dikshith. Veda. Brahma. T. S. Vishweshwara Dikshith was born in Turuvekere, a small town in
Tumkur district and was the Sanskrit professor in Maharaja Sanskrit College in the
Royal Kingdom of Mysore and resided at Mysore. He was also the Aasthana Vidwan of Alankaara
Shasthra of King Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur. Sri. T. S. Vishweshwara Dikshith was a
learned Sanskrit scholar in several Vedas (Yajur Veda in particular) and specialised inGhana
Krama – which is the essence of the Vedas. He also composed the Sree Sharada
Suprabhata and Sree Chandramoulishwara Suprabhata of Sri Sharada temple, Shringeri and Sri
Chandramoulishwara temple in V. V. Mohalla, Mysore respectively. He was a Ghana Pati and
had mastered several Shastras such as Alankara Shastra, Jyothishya Shastra(Astrology), Tarka,
and Vyakarana (Literature) to name a few. He received several awards and accolodates from
the Maharaja of Mysore, and their holiness the pointiffs’ of Sringeri Sharada Peetham and Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetam respectively for his contributions made to Sanskrit Literature.
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