Chamundeshwari Temple

Chamundeshwari Temple
Procession at the hill
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Mysore
Location
Location	Chamundi Hill
Country	India

The Chamundeshwari Temple (ಶ್ರೀ ಚಾಮುಂಡೇಶ್ವರಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) is a Hindu temple located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple was named after Chamundeshwari or Durga, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by Mysore Maharajas.

Krouncha Peetham

Main articles: Daksha Yaga and Shakti Peethas

The Chamundeshwari Temple is considered as a Shakti Peetha and one among the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas. It is known as Krouncha Pitham as the region was known in Puranic times as Krouncha Puri.

Description

The original shrine is thought to have been built in the 12th century by Hoysala rulers while its tower was probably built by the Vijayanagar rulers of the 17th century. In 1659, a flight of one thousand steps was built leading up to the 3000 foot summit of the hill. At the temple are several images of Nandi (the bull mount of Shiva). There is a huge granite Nandi on the 800th step on the hill in front of a small Shiva temple a short distance away. This Nandi is over 15 feet high, and 24 feet long and around its neck are exquisite bells

Bus Route

• City Bus Stand
• Palace
• Hardinge Circle
• Gandhi Vana. Police Parade Ground
• Zoo Gardens
• Race Course. Mall of Mysore
• Administrative Training Instt
• SDM IMD
• Chamundi Hill

Gallery

• 
  Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills
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  Front view
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  Main entrance
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  Lakshmi Narayana Swami Temple

External links

• "Nam Chamundi Betta, a website specially dedicated to Chamundi Hill, Mysore".
• "Namma Mysore - Famous Temples: The Chamundeshwari Temple". www.nammamysore.com. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
• Sree Chamundeeswari of Mysore
• Mysore Temple dedicated to Sri Chamundeswari
• Mysore Nature | Chamundi Hill Reserve Forest
• Chamundi hill map
• Official website