Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari Temple, Uthanahalli, Karnataka

Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari Temple, Uthanahalli, Karnataka

Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sakthi, located in Uthanahalli, an outskirt of Mysore City in Mysore District in Karnataka, India. Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari is considered as the sister of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Chamundi hills temple. 

Legends

Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari is considered as the sister of Chamundi who helped her at the battlefield to slay the demon Raktabija.

The Temple

The Temple is built at a slightly elevated place and enclosed within a compound wall. Presiding Deity is called as Jwalamukhi Tripurasundari. She is housed in the sanctum. She has an elongated protruding tongue. Her idol is similar to Kali of Kalighat Kali temple in Kolkata. The Utsava idol of Goddess Tripurasundari is housed in a separate shrine.

There are shrines for Ganesha and Lord Siddheswara in the temple premises. Footprints believed to be the goddess can be seen in the temple premises. There is a small meditation hall in the temple premises. It is said that Homas are performed in this temple for the benefit of the devotees.

Temple Opening Time

The Temple remains open from 7:30 a.m to 2:00 p.m and 3:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Hosahundi Bus Stop, 9 Kms from Mysuru, 9 Kms from Mysuru Bus Stand, 9 Kms from Mysuru Airport, 10 Kms from Chamundeshwari Temple, 11 Kms from Mysuru Junction Railway Station, 22 Kms from Nanjangud, 156 Kms from Bengaluru and 191 Kms from Bengaluru Airport. 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.

Location