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SRI VENUGOPALA SWAMY TEMPLE

Kannambadi, Karnataka, India

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God

The main deity of this temple is Venugopala swamy, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here deity is facing in East direction measures height 3 feet. The standing posture of Lord Krishna playing the flute as a cow-herd.

Interesting Facts

  • The temple is located in a vast area which also has Hoysala-type architecture stone chariot.

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
Mysore City Bus Stand
28 KM 080-49596666
Krishnarajasagar
11.3 KM 139
Mysore Airport
43.6 KM 0821-2596802

Architecture

Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple is facing in East direction and the pillars inside the main sanctum resembles the Hoysala structure. The temple tower over the sanctorum or sikhara, is one of the exceptional architectural features of the Venugopala swamy Temple. This refined building style makes it difficult to spot the joints, giving the appearance that the entire sikhara was executed in a single block. The sanctum sanctorum has been retained and refurbished and new polished stones have been added. It houses a big varanda on either sides of the sanctum having many small sanctums where idols of sages and other hindu worshiped gods are placed. The architecture is a mixture of Dravidian and Chalukyan style. A middle hall and a Mukhya mandapa (main hall), the ceiling of the temple is intricately carved. The Hoysala complex is a symmetrical building enclosed by two prakaras, stones with inscriptions written during the construction of the temple are also preserved and displayed. It is written in Hale-old kannada. Lord Krishna idol is Black stone, temple completely granite floored.

History

This temple was built in 12th century by Hoysala Kings. Later during 2003, when there was drought in the region, people noticed some part of the temple, realized that it must be very ancient, showed interest to explore and relocate this temple. Later with the help of Khodays foundation, engineers were allocated many parts of the temple were identified and within 13 days, were moved to other safe side of river banks. The relocation was completed during 2011 since then it has attracted the tourists. Temple was shifted to the nearby Hosa Kannambadi village, philanthropist late Sri Hari Khoday who took up this gigantic task as a Khoday Foundation project. Every single stone is marked and moved to the right place and where necessary new stones have replaced the damaged stones.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM 03:00 PM - 08:00 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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SRI VENUGOPALA SWAMY TEMPLE

Kannambadi, Karnataka, India

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