Mallur, Karnataka

Dodda Mallur
—  village  —
Dodda Mallur Location of Dodda Mallur in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	12°23′06″N 77°06′20″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Bangalore
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Dodda Mallur is a village in Channapatna Taluk in Bangalore rural district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Mallur is located on the banks of the river Kanva. The village is famous for its temples of Sri Aprameya Swamy and ambegalu krsna(crawling Krsna). It is 60km from Bangalore in Bangalore-mysore route. It is roughly 3 km from Channapatna.

Doddamallur is a village in Channapatna Taluk, belongs to Bangalore district, Karnataka. It is located on the banks of river Kanva.

Doddamallur is famous for its Aprameya and Ambegalu Navaneetha Temple, which you cannot find Lord Sri Krishna with Ambegalu in all over the world.

Location: It is located between Bangalore and Mysore. Its 60 Kilometer from bangalore and approximately 80 kilometer from Mysore. Its 3km from Channaptna taluk.

Transport: You can reach Channaptana by Bus and Train.From Channapatna, autorickshaws and private vehicles are available to Doddamallur.

History

History has it that the temple of Aprameya was built in the 4th century by Chola emperor Rajendra Simha. Divya desam Karnataka

Geography

Dodda Mallur is located at 12.3851°N 77.1055°E / 12.3851; 77.1055. It has an average elevation of 739 metres (2424 feet).

Events

The Brahmotsavam of Sri Aprameya Swamy happens to fall in the months of April/May of every year. The architecture of this temple is built in such a way that for this part of the year the sunrays at sunrise fall directly on the sanctum sanctorum (Garbhagudi of Sri Aprameya Swamy

References

• http://www.doddamallurtemple.net/history.htm
• http://www.karnatakavaishnavatemples.net/Bang/dodamallur.htm
• http://www.doddamallurtemple.net/