SRI CHOKKANATHA SWAMY TEMPLE DOMLUR BENGALURU

 SRI CHOKKANATHA SWAMY TEMPLE, DOMMALURU, BANGALORE 560 071

HISFORYOF THE TEMPLE

According to Inscription's carved on the walls of the temple in Dravidian (Tamil)

script, it is noted that the name of the deity as CHOKKAPERUMAL .along with

Consorts SRIDEVI and BHOO DEVI OF SALIGRAMA SHILA. The location of the

temple is written as TOMMALUR pertaining to «DESIMANIKKA PATTANAM" of

Ilipakka nadu (present yelahanka) in Raja Raja Cholavalanadu. The earliest

available inscriptions pertain to 1200.A.D. of Raja Raja chola period. According

to this inscription, IRVI TRIPURANTHAKA CHETTIAR AND HIs WIFE PARVATHI

CHETTICTI for he betterment of the shoulder and sword of Tribhvana Mallar

Vempi Devar Probabbly chieften of Dommnalur, donated wet and dry lands, at

Jalapalli village and the lake at Vinnimangalam. They have als granted garden

Land to Iron piran AIlala Nambiyar who has land rights of this temple as

donation and that his dependantsfor doing archan¡ in the temple and the right

to' carry out prathishtå ceremony d some more lands for the maintenance of the

temple. In order to preserve this ancient shrine, Sti M.Krishna Reddy and

the devotees of Dommalur under took renovation of the temple during the period

1975-1983 preserving the ancient structures restored in the present forn.

Inscriptions pertaining to Hoysala King Ramanandadeva in 1300.A.D. indicates

sanctioning money for festivals. Thus construction of the temple might be

during or prior to that period. According to Karnataka gazetteer, he original

structure seems to be garbhagriha and the ardh¡ mantapa belongs to Chola

period. The front navaranga is built in typical vijayanagara style. The cellar is

found in the arda mantapa of the temple for storing valuable which is now

covered. in the prakara of the temple Sri Vidyaganapathi temple was

constructed by Sri G.Ramaiah Reddy during 1985 and during 2007.Sri Bhaktha

Anjaneya temple was constructed by Sri G.JayaramaReddy.The heriditary archak

Sri. R.Keshavachar,his family members and the devotees who have contributed

for the restoration of this ancient shrine have formed, the

SRI CHOKKANATHA SWAMY SEVA,

Sevas

to carryout Nithya sevas and special

and also for the maintainence of the temple.

STHALA PURANA

Sree Akhilandakoti bramhanda Nayaka ,Sree Vaikuntavasi,Sree Bhoo, sametha,

Sree paraavasudeva Baghavan avyahatha divya agnayaih Saptha Rishi mandala

Prasna utthara malika, states, that a great sage did intense penance at this

place to get the blessings of  Lord Vishnu" for the benefit of the Iocals here.

Lord Vishnu was pleased and informed the sago to instal his Divya Vigraham"

so that the locals can regulary worship and fulI-fiIl their wishes. It was also

mentioned that all should notforget the Anthima Smrurthi" at the time of death

to achieves Paramapada Mooksham". Accordingly, the moola vigraham was

installed at a high place so that it can receive the radiance of cosmiC energy

and radiate in all eight directions at all times. The temple is built in such a way

at a high place facing East. The suns rays fall on the main deity at sun rise,

specially one can see it clearly during end of February to first

week of March and also during and end of August to first week of September, of

every calendar year, during Uttarayana and Dakshinayana respectively. People

who worship the Lord and carryout pradhakshinam ar blessed with his grace,

to fulfil their wishes.