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Daily flights available between Jindal Vijayanagar Airport ( 20 Kms from Sandur ) to Bengaluru and Hyderabad under UDAAN Scheme.

The Ghorpades, loved and respected by the locals, had declared the temple open to Harijans as early as the 1930s.Īfter learning this, on his visit to Sandur in 1934, Mahatma Gandhi said, “A small state in South India has opened the temple to the Harijans, and the heavens have not fallen.” How to reach Krauncha Giri Temples After October 1996, Murarirao Yeshwantrao Ghorpade removed the ban on women.

In the beginning, the women were strictly not allowed to enter the shrine. It was discovered in the 15th century by the local rulers, the Ghorpades, on the densely forested Swamimalai hill. The temple is currently a protected historic site. The presiding diety of the temple is lord Subramanya. The temple is now known as Kumaraswamy temple and was built by the Rashtrakuta monarchs (8th-10th century). The main deity of the temple is Goddess Parvathi. It is said that, the Badami Chalukyas built the Parvathi temple. The idol of Lord Ganesha is very famous in this temple. The complex houses temples of Parvathi and Kumaraswami. The temple is located in the south west corner of India. Kalidasa in the work Megha Sandesa describes the gap in the mountain. This mountain is also associated with legends of the sages Agastya and Parasurama. The unique feature of the mountain is its elliptical shape with a diametric narrow pass.Īccording to mythology, Lord Subramanya created this gap in the mountain while fighting the demon Taraka with his spherical weapon, Vel, to kill the demon who was hidden within the mountain. The Parvati Temple next to it ( built during 7th-8th century). The most notable is the Kumaraswami Temple (built during 8th-10th century). Lord Subramanya is also known as Lord Karthikeya, the god of war, son of Mata Parvati and Lord Shiva, and brother of Lord Ganesha. Krauncha Giri is believed to be the first abode of Lord Subramanya in the South India.

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