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Gallery

Photographs taken by people of the village. Tap a photo to see it larger.

Darshan

Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Swamy decorated with flower garlands and lamps, with a trishula beside — Sri Kalabhairaveshwara in floral alankara

Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Swamy with a silver prabhavali and jasmine garlands — Sri Kalabhairaveshwara with the silver prabhavali

Jatra Mahotsava

The chariot decked with coloured cloth, flower garlands and coconuts, surrounded by a large crowd of devotees — The rathotsava (chariot festival) at the jatra

Devotees tossing bananas towards the tall chariot with saffron flags — Devotees offering bananas to the chariot

Karthika Deepotsava

The illuminated temple front at night, with devotees carrying blazing aarati lamps on their heads — Karthika Deepotsava: devotees carrying aarati

A long line of lit aarati moving down the street, seen from the steps of the illuminated temple — Lamps along the village street

The aarati procession beside the temple tower strung with thousands of lights — The tower in festival lights

Devotees carrying flaming aarati past the temple entrance — The procession of lamps

The temple

The temple tower glowing with coloured lights under a saffron flag, with the aarati procession below — The temple lit up for the Deepotsava

The temple glowing with festival lights, seen from a distance at night — The temple by night

The inscription stone

The Hoysala-period inscription stone with its arched top, standing on a black stone base at the temple — The Manakathuru inscription stone (1101 CE)

Sculpted panel at the top of the stone: a Shiva linga in the centre, a seated worshipper to the left, a cow with her calf to the right, the moon and sun above, and letters running along the arch — The sculpted panel and the arched first line

A closer view of the stone, with rows of Old Kannada letters carved across its face — The carved letters

Have old photographs?

If you have photos of past jatras, of the temple or of the old village, please give them to the temple committee and we will add them here.