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SUGREEVA VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE
Sugreeva and Venkateshwara appear to be a strange combination, yet two temples with their names are found on Balepet Main Road in the Majestic area- Bangalore.Secondly, a temple exclusively for Sugreeva, an important character in the epic Ramayana, is very rare.
This temple is dedicated to Sugreeva, who was the monkey King who had played an important role in the Lord Rama’s war against demon Ravana after he had kidnapped Goddess Sita.
It is associated with the legends from the Hindu sacred epic Ramayana. According to the legend Sugreeva had assisted Lord Rama during the Lanka war to put an end to demon Ravana and rescue Goddess Sita who was in his capture.
A casual glance would make one assume that the idol is of Hanuman but a closer look will show you that there are two teeth protruding from the mouth and it is only this that distinguishes this idol from Hanuman.
Located on the Balepet main road, the inner shrine has a beautiful idol of Lord Venkateshwara on a pedestal. The idol of Sugreeva, which is six feet in height, looks strikingly like Hanuman. The long teeth on either side of the mouth are the only thing which differentiates it from Hanuman.
Both Venkateshwara and Sugreeva face each other in two separate temples constructed for them. Incidentally, Venkateshwara is consecrated in the temple facing the smaller door. The locals believe that the Sugreeva idol was submerged in the Kempambudhi tank and one of the devotees got a dream asking him to lift it from the waters and place it in the temple.
Local residents say that the temple was built by Kempegowda-I for the Uppara community.
SUGREEVA VENKATESHWARA TEMPLE
Sugreeva and Venkateshwara appear to be a strange combination, yet two temples with their names are found on Balepet Main Road in the Majestic area- Bangalore.Secondly, a temple exclusively for Sugreeva, an important character in the epic Ramayana, is very rare.
This temple is dedicated to Sugreeva, who was the monkey King who had played an important role in the Lord Rama’s war against demon Ravana after he had kidnapped Goddess Sita.
It is associated with the legends from the Hindu sacred epic Ramayana. According to the legend Sugreeva had assisted Lord Rama during the Lanka war to put an end to demon Ravana and rescue Goddess Sita who was in his capture.A casual glance would make one assume that the idol is of Hanuman but a closer look will show you that there are two teeth protruding from the mouth and it is only this that distinguishes this idol from Hanuman.
Located on the Balepet main road, the inner shrine has a beautiful idol of Lord Venkateshwara on a pedestal. The idol of Sugreeva, which is six feet in height, looks strikingly like Hanuman. The long teeth on either side of the mouth are the only thing which differentiates it from Hanuman.
Both Venkateshwara and Sugreeva face each other in two separate temples constructed for them. Incidentally, Venkateshwara is consecrated in the temple facing the smaller door. The locals believe that the Sugreeva idol was submerged in the Kempambudhi tank and one of the devotees got a dream asking him to lift it from the waters and place it in the temple.
Local residents say that the temple was built by Kempegowda-I for the Uppara community.
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