Mulbagal
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Mulbagal is a town and Taluk headquarters of Mulbagal Taluk in the Kolar
district in the state of Karnataka
, India
. It lies just off the National Highway 4.
.
temple here was installed by Arjuna
, one of the Pandavas, after the Mahabharata
war. Sage Vasishta is believed to have installed the idols
of the main deity
Srinivasa, Padmavati
and Rama
-Sita
-Lakshmana
.
Mulbagal town has many temples
Temple has been renovated recently by Hiranya gowda from USA native of Chamareddy palli a village near mulbagal.
Legend says childless can pray for child by making pradhakshinas
Avani Sree Sharada Sringeri Temple a temple built by Adishankara and rebuilt last decade.
Sri Sreepadaraaja Swamiji is the disciple of Shri swarnavarna teertharu. He is the cousin of SrI Brahmanyateertharu. Sri Sreepadaraaja Swamiji is the vidya-guru (spiritual Teacher) of SrI Vyasarajaru, whose name is took with extreme devotion amongst the scholars.
Sreepadaraaja Swamiji who was the raajaguru (most important advisor) of the Vijayanagara
kings, was known to have used kannada keerthanas (hymns) during pooja which was considered holy during those times. Sreepaadaraja Swaamiji was also known to was offering sixty four types of dishes naivedya (offering) to God everyday without fail. He has penned many keerthanas praising God and are still popular even after 600 years.
Sreepadaraaja Swamiji has also composed a grantha (book that discusses spiritual matters) called "vagvajra".
, Mulbagal had a population of 44,031. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mulbagal has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 54%. In Mulbagal, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There is VinugopalaSwamy Temple at Gujjanahalli near mulabagal about 16 km. The temple has compose of ancient cholas architecture and founded by Late NangeGowda.here kannada is spoken.
Kolar
Kolara is a city in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar District. It is known for being one of the gold mining sites in India....
district in the state of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It lies just off the National Highway 4.
Etymology
Mulbagilu (ಮುಳಬಾಗಿಲು) has been taken from the word Mudalabagilu which means the eastern-door in the native Kannada language. Mulbagal was supposedly the eastern most frontier (and thereby the entrance) of the state of Mysore and hence the name. Also, it was the eastern gate to Vijayanagara EmpireVijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire , referred as the Kingdom of Bisnaga by the Portuguese, was an empire based in South Indian in the Deccan Plateau region. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of the Yadava lineage. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts...
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History
A legend specifies that the HanumanHanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
temple here was installed by Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
, one of the Pandavas, after the Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
war. Sage Vasishta is believed to have installed the idols
Idolatry
Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god, or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard to created forms other than God. In all the Abrahamic religions idolatry is strongly forbidden, although...
of the main deity
Deity
A deity is a recognized preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
Srinivasa, Padmavati
Padmavati
-Mythology:* Alamelu, aka Padmāvatī, Hindu goddess and consort of Sri Venkateshwara of Tirupati* Another name for the Hindu serpent goddess Manasa* Padmavati , Jain goddess-Given name:...
and Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
-Sita
SITA
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-Lakshmana
Lakshmana
Lakshmana was the brother and close companion of Rama, and himself a hero in the famous epic Ramayana...
.
Geography
Mulbagal is located at 13.17°N 78.4°E. It has an average elevation of 827 metres (2713 feet).Places to see
Kshetra Palaka Sri Anjaneya Temple at Mulbagilu Bus stand, being tired after war Arjuna went on pilgrimage and bought his flag used during war consisting of Vayu Putra image and established in Mulabagal then called shathaka vatipuri.- Someshwara Temple: Apart from the famous Hanuman temple, this town has Someswara' temple dedicated to Lord ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. The Shiva linga here is similar to that at sacred KashiVaranasi-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
or VaranasiVaranasi-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
.
- Baba Hyder Vali Dargah: Mulbagal is also famous for the dargahDargahA Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...
of Sufi Saint Hazrath Baba Hyder Vali. It is a 700 + years old dargah. Both Muslims and Hindus visit at the darga to get spiritual blessings of the saint. Urs, which is an annual festivity is celebrated for three consecutive days.
Mulbagal town has many temples
Temples in and near Mulabagilu
- Kshetra Palaka Sri Anjaneya Temple at Mulbagilu Bus stand, being tired after war Arjuna went on pilgrimage and bought his flag used during war consisting of Vayu Putra image and established in Mulabagal then called shathaka vatipuri.
Temple has been renovated recently by Hiranya gowda from USA native of Chamareddy palli a village near mulbagal.
- Someshwara Temple: Apart from the famous Hanuman temple, this town has Someswara' temple dedicated to Lord ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
. The Shiva linga here is similar to that at sacred KashiVaranasi-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
or VaranasiVaranasi-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
.
Legend says childless can pray for child by making pradhakshinas
- Virupakshi Sri Virupaksheshwara Swamy Temple is also located in Virupakshi Village about 4 kilometres from Mulbagal. This temple was built in the 13th century by Vijayanagara Rulers and resembles the Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi. The pooja performances at this temple has been done by Agastya Gothra's Sri V.A. Subramanya Deekshit and Sons. This is the only family that has been doing the pooja here since the temple was constructed and dates back to about 8 generations.
- Lord Subramanyeswara temple at foot hills of Anjandri hill.
- 15 km from Mulbagal Avani Rama pratistita Ramalingeshwara temple and beautiful hill where sita stayed.
Avani Sree Sharada Sringeri Temple a temple built by Adishankara and rebuilt last decade.
- Vittaleshwara Temple: Another temple dedicated to VishnuVishnuVishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
is the Vittaleswara temple and the idol is similar to Panduranga Vittala at Pandarapur in MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state.This is also very old temple and has a large gopuras (towers) and vast kalyani (pond).
- Sripadaraja Math: The town was the residing place of Sreepadaraja Swamiji or simply SripadarayaSripadarayaSripadaraya, a haridasa, is also known as Sripadaraja or Lakshminarayana Tirtha .Sripadaraya was born in Abburu in Chennapattana taluk of Karnataka state. It is believed that he was the incarnation of dhruva...
, a disciple of Saint Madhwacharya (who is known as third AvatarAvatarIn Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
of VayuVayuVāyu is a primary Hindu deity, the Lord of the winds, the father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman...
). The earlier two being Anjaneya or HanumanHanumanHanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
, second being BheemaBheema-Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
; the second PandavaPandavaIn the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu , by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Although, Karna is told by Lord Krishna that according to the laws and ethics he is the first son of Kunti making...
. Madhwacharya established the Dwaita school of philosophy.
Sri Sreepadaraaja Swamiji is the disciple of Shri swarnavarna teertharu. He is the cousin of SrI Brahmanyateertharu. Sri Sreepadaraaja Swamiji is the vidya-guru (spiritual Teacher) of SrI Vyasarajaru, whose name is took with extreme devotion amongst the scholars.
Sreepadaraaja Swamiji who was the raajaguru (most important advisor) of the Vijayanagara
Vijayanagara
Vijayanagara is in Bellary District, northern Karnataka. It is the name of the now-ruined capital city "which was regarded as the second Rome" that surrounds modern-day Hampi, of the historic Vijayanagara empire which extended over the southern part of India....
kings, was known to have used kannada keerthanas (hymns) during pooja which was considered holy during those times. Sreepaadaraja Swaamiji was also known to was offering sixty four types of dishes naivedya (offering) to God everyday without fail. He has penned many keerthanas praising God and are still popular even after 600 years.
Sreepadaraaja Swamiji has also composed a grantha (book that discusses spiritual matters) called "vagvajra".
- Narasimha Teertha: The NarasimhaNarasimhaNarasimha or Nrusimha , also spelt as Narasingh and Narasingha, whose name literally translates from Sanskrit as "Man-lion", is an avatar of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of Hinduism...
teertha is about 2 km from the town of Mulbagal towards east on NH4. It is the sacred place where Swaamiji lived and had his brindavan (sacred resting place for Hindu sages) made, is now the headquarters of the Sreepaadaraaja Mutt founded by him. There is also a Swayamvyakta Yoga Narasimha temple near the brindavan.
- Baba Hyder Vali Dargah: Mulbagal is also sacred for Muslims as the dargah of Sufi Saint Baba Hyder Vali of MulbagalBaba Hyder Vali of MulbagalHazrath Syed Shah Baba Hyder Auliya Hussaini Suharwardi is a 12th century Sufi saint of Suharwardi order. He was the disciple of Hazrath Tabr-e-Aalam Baadshah Nathar Vali , of Tirchy...
is situated here here. Both Muslims and Hindus worship at the darga and Urus festival is very popular here even to date.
- Kurudamale Maha Ganapathi Temple: Situated north west at 8 km from Mulbagal. This place is famous for Lord Ganapathi Temple.the Idol of the lord ganapathi is made of single " Saligrama rock " and the height is about 21.Ft from the ground level , & This Idol as well as temple is told to be 5000 yrs old.
- Sreenivasa Temple in Jyothi Nagara Pet was built by Sri RangaDasulu
- Agustheshwar Temple' is also in mulbagal center "
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Mulbagal had a population of 44,031. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mulbagal has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 54%. In Mulbagal, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
There is VinugopalaSwamy Temple at Gujjanahalli near mulabagal about 16 km. The temple has compose of ancient cholas architecture and founded by Late NangeGowda.here kannada is spoken.
Education
- SRI SHARADA VIDYA PEETA. Founders of trust are Shapur Narayana Swamy Shetty and Shapur Krishnayya Shetty.
- Smt. Danamma Channabasavaiah Mahila Samaja PU college (SDC), Mulbagal
- D.V.Gundappa Primary School
- C E A School, Bazar street
- Lourdu higher primary School
- St Anne's High School
- KJTET Polytechnic which caters for the technical education and also there is a primary school
- Sri MANJUNATHA VIDYA SAMASTHE Byrakur, Mulbagal Taluk
- SRI MANJUNATHA NURSERY SCHOOL (Affiliated to Government of Karnataka)
- SRI MANJUNATHA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Aided to Govt of Karnataka)
- AMARA JYOTHI GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS
See also
- Official Govt website about Mulbagal (ಮುಳಬಾಗಿಲು ಪುರಸಭೆ)
- Website of Sripadaraja Math
- Temples in Kolar
- SMVS School Byrakur
- Byrakur loacted in Mulbagal Taluk