Darpan theertha
This flows from north to south before the entrance of the temple. It is believed that the river is called ‘Darpan teerha1 because of the fact that a “Darpana (mirror) come floating in it.
SHRI KSHETRA KUKKE SUBRAMANYA – Hosaligamma
To the south of subrahmany temple this is seen. This is a mother goddess. Hosaligamnaa and urusharaya are the two most important deities here. It is believed that this deity is bodygaurd of lord sri ubrahmanya. Kunkumarchane, mangalarathi, Hanukkah such offerings are done by the devotees. These are ancient temples….
SHRI KSHETRA KUKKE SUBRAMANYA – Sringaimath
This is on the north-east of the temple compound. The main diety here is Chandramauleshwar. He is being worshipped regularly, matt management is looking after the temple administration and they are conducting rituals here.
SHRI KSHETRA KUKKE SUBRAMANYA – Ballalraya vigrah
This is a statue of king Ballal. Hoysal Ballal kings ruled in the elecenth century. Later Ikkeri dynast began to rule in this district. But in small districts Ballal kings ruled. Subrahmanya was once the capital of one such Ballal chieftain. There is an interesting story about the installation of…
ADI-KURMA -An Avatara of Vishnu
The original (adi) turtle, or tortoise (Kurma), was involved in a creation, or recreation, myth, the Churning of the Milky Ocean
ADI – An asura (demon)
The demon Adi was the son of Andhak, who had been killed by JSiva. To gain revenge, Adi did austerities (tapas) with the sole purpose of receiving a boon (vara) from Brahma, the creator. In due course Brahma granted him the vara, so Adi asked for invincibility in battle. But…