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DOMLUR CHOKKANATHA TEMPLE

Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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God

Chokkanarayana Swamy is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here deity is facing in East. The idol is small but very beautiful,the deity will be in a standing posture with four hands one in varada posture, one placed over thigh and other two holding Shanka and Sudarshana Chakra.  This deity is madeup of saligrama (black) stone.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit this temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37°C during the day and 21°C during night)Lowest - October to February (27°C during day and 18°C during night)Monsoon season - August to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • These rules are applicable for foreigners also. Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.
  • Pilgrims/visitors will not be allowed inside the temple if dress code is not followed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smo​king is strictly prohibited inside the temple premises.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Majestic Bus Stand
7.9 KM 18001802877
Bengalore Railway Station
8.5 KM 139
Kempegowda International Airport
37 KM 18004254425

Architecture

Domlur Chokkanatha Temple ‘Chokka’ in Telugu means ‘beautiful’ and the temple is constructed in such a way at a high place facing East. The temple has a tall stone flagstaff in front, the customary Garuda idol facing the main deity has a little mantap of its own. The carvings on the pillars portray the Kolata scene, fight of Vaali and Sugreev and a lion figure at the base and scenes from the Dasavataram. In sanctum Lord Vishnu or Chokka Perumal and his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi in the garbha graham (sanctum). These images have been carved from the saligrama (black) stone. Two ardhamandapas in front of it are the original structures and one of these mandapas (halls) has an underground cell. One can see the images of Lord Vishnu, the front portion or navaranga mantapa seems to be typical of the later Vijayanagar style.

Tamil Inscriptions - The Chokkanatha swamy Temple is a 10th-century Chola temple, located in Domlur. There are a number of Tamil inscriptions in the temple. Domlur is called as Tombalur or Desimanikkapattanam in these inscriptions. Chakravarthi Posalaviraramanatha Deva has left inscriptions with directions to temple authorities of his kingdom. Further some inscriptions record the tributes, taxes and tolls made to the temple by Devaraya II of Vijayanagar Empire, which state the houses, wells, land around Tombalur were offered to the deity Sokkapperumal. Another Tamil inscription dated 1270 talks about 2 door posts being donated by Alagiyar. Yet another inscription in Tamil details Talaikkattu and his wife donating lands from Jalapalli village and Vinnamangalam tank to the deity. A 1290 A.D. inscription talks about donation of ten pens from the revenue of Tommalur by Poysala vira Ramananda.

History

The temple was built in 10th century by Cholas and a renovation of this temple was carried out during 1975-1983. Hoysala King Ramanandadeva of 1300 A.D. is the contributor of this temple. According to this inscription Irvi Tripuranthaka chettiar and his wife Parvathichetti for the betterment of the shoulder and sword of Tribhuvana mallar vempi probably chieften of domlur, donated wet and dry lands.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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