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Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple
- Arisikere,Karnataka
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Overview
Amaragiri Malekal Tirupati Hill Temple, Arisikere is popularly known as Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy Temple and is located in Arisikere town of Hassan District, Karnataka. The 800-year old temple is located on a beautiful hillock that is covered with flowering plants as well as herbal and Ayurvedic plants. Amaragiri Malekal Tirupati Hill Temple is an architectural marvel too, renowned for its beautiful carvings of the Hoysala era. Atop the hill you can see a stone mantapa.
About the deity
The main deity, Lord Vishnu is worshipped here in the form of Venkataramanaswamy and Goddess Lakshmi is also worshipped.
About the temple
The Amaragiri Malekal Tirupati Temple is the only temple in Karnataka where you get to see the standing idol of Lord Venkateshwara, just like the one you see in the renowned Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh. During the annual festival season the temple is thronged by huge crowds of pilgrims and tourists.
Legends and Stories
The Tirupati Hill temple is about 800 years old. As per mythological stories, the principal deities Srinivasa and Padmanabha were installed by Sage Vasishta Maharishi. It is believed that Lord Rama had visited this temple. Tourists and pilgrims come here in big numbers during the annual festival season. The Amaragiri Malekar Tirupati temple is the only temple where you get to see the standing idol of Lord Venkateshwara (just like the one you see at Tirupati).
Festival
The annual Brahmotsavam at this temple is held with great pomp and grandeur.
Accessibility
Arisikere is well connected to Belur, Halebid and Mysore through regular bus services. The nearest railway station to Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple is Hassan Railway Station. The nearest airport to Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple is Bangalore airport.
Temple Address
Lakshmi Venkatramana Swamy temple,
Arisikere,
Hassan,
Karnataka.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Fame
- Freedom from diseases
- Wealth
- Courage
- Relief from adverse effects from bad planetary aspects
- Relief from bondage
Shlokas
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Timings
Mon-Sun : 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM.