Chamundeshwari
Temple, Chamundi Hills, Karnataka
Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Durga located in Chamundi Hills near Mysuru City in Mysuru District of Karnataka. The Temple is situated on top of 3,489 tall Chamundeshwari Hill. Chamundeshwari is considered as the tutelary deity for Mysore Maharajas. This temple is considered as one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, highly revered temples throughout South Asia that commemorate the location of fallen body parts of the Hindu deity Sati. The Temple is considered as one of the most famous temples in Karnataka.
Legends
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History
The original shrine is thought to have been built in the 12th century by the Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana while its tower was probably built by the Vijayanagar rulers of the 17th century. Chamundeshwari was the family deity of the Mysore Wodeyars. Chamraja Wodeyar IV is said to have worshipped here in 1573. It is believed that he was saved from a lightning hit miraculously owing to the blessing of the Goddess. Maharaja Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar set up a flight of 1000 steps up to the top of the hill in 1659 CE.
He also built the colossal Nandi at the 700th step of the Chamundi
Hill. The Mahishasura Statue was built in 1659 by Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar. Maharaja
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III built the huge Gopuram and presented the Nakshatra Malika
jewel with Sanskrit verses inscribed on it in 1827 CE. He also gifted Simhavahana
in 1843 CE. The Temple was extensively renovated in 19th century CE
by the Wodeyar kings.
The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 07.30
am to 02.00 pm, 03.30 pm to 06.00 pm and 07.30 pm to 09.00 pm.
Festivals
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Contact
Chamundeshwari Temple,
Chamundi Hill, Mysuru
Karnataka – 570 010
Phone: +91 821 259
0027 / 259 0127
Fax: +91 821 2590082
Email: eochamunditemple@gmail.com
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about
300 meters from Chamundi Hill Bus Stop, 14 Kms from Mysuru, 15 Kms from Mysuru
Bus Stand, 15 Kms from Mysuru Airport, 16 Kms from Mysuru Junction Railway
Station, 27 Kms from Nanjangud, 154 Kms from Bengaluru and 195 Kms from Bengaluru
Airport. The temple is located on a hill in the vicinity of Mysore and is
accessed through a motorable road. There is also a different route to the temple
through the Nanjangud side. There are buses available to the temple from all
parts of the Mysore City. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)
plies buses to the temple every day with a time gap of 30 minutes from the City
Bus Stand.
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