Holy Pilgrimage – Karnataka State –( Dodda Ganeshana gudi, Dodda Basavana gudi, Doddabasappa temple, Gadag-Betageri temple, Gajendragarh temple, Galaganatha temple, Galageshwara temple, Gaurishwara temple and Ga ) -10 at 10:18 PM

Holy Pilgrimage – Temples in Karnataka State

Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, Bangalore                      

Nandikeswara is Lord Siva's carrier vehicle - vhahana & also the head of the Siva Ganas. There is an idol of Nandi Deva in every Sivan temple just opposite the main murti, facing the Lord. It is believed that Nandi Deva will dutifully carry our wishes to the Lord & hence special prayers & naivediyam is offered to him as a part of the daily rituals.

There are huge Nandi idols in around 6 temples in India. Some of them are
Basavanagudi Nandi in Bangalore - Karnataka (15 ft in height & 20 feet in length)

Brahadeeswarar koil Nandi - Thanjavur, Tamilnadu (19 1/2 feet in length; 8 1/4 feet in breadth; 12 feet in height)

Lepakshi koil Nandi- Andhra Pradesh

Chamundeswari koil Nandi - Mysore, Karnataka (16 x 25 ft)

Rameswaram koil Nandi - Rameswaram, Tamilnadu (9 ft in height & 12 ft in length)

The Nandi in Belur, Halebid – Karnataka

There is a temple exclusively for Nandi Deva at Basavanagudi, Bangalore. (Basava - Nandi in Kannadam). The Nandi idol is huge, measuring about 15ft in height & 20 feet in length.

Dodda Basavana Gudi (the Bull Temple) is situated in the N.R. Colony, Basavanagudi, area of South Bangalore, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside the a park called Bugle Rock.
The bull referred to is a sacred Hindu demi-god, known as Nandi; Nandi is a close devotee and attendant of Shiva. Dodda Basavana Gudi is said to be the biggest temple to Nandi in the world. The stone cult image of Nandi is continually covered with new layers of butter, benne in the local language of Kannada. There is a cult image of the elephant-headed Hindu deity son of shiva Ganesha close by.
Every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of the Hindu month of Karthika Maasa a groundnut fair is held in the temple premises and groundnut is offered to the deity. This fair is known as 'Kadalekaayi Parishe' in local tongue. Groundnut sellers and devotees throng the place during Kadalekaayi Parishe.
Basavana Gudi is a regular place of visit for tourists and is covered by most of the tour operators including the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.

Nandi temple

Nandi Temple is exclusively for the worship of the sacred bull (Basava in Kannada) in Hinduism, known as Nandi, Lord Shiva's vahana, . The word "nandi" means "joyful" in Sanskrit.
The temple was built in 1537 by a local ruler under the Vijayanagara empire in the Vijayanagara architectural style. The ruler, a feudatory chief named Kempe Gowda, also founded the city of Bangalore The temple is named after the large granite Nandi monolith placed on a plinth in the temple shrine (garbhagriha) which has become blackened from years of being rubbed with charcoal and oil  The temple is a small one, consisting only of the shrine fronted by a porch in the Vijayanagara style. The current tower (vimana) over the shrine was constructed in the early 20th century and is adorned with Saivite figures and motifs.
It is said to house one of the largest Nandi murthis in the world. The height of the murthi is approximately 15 ft (4.6 m) and it is approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) long

Bugle Rock garden

The Bugle Rock garden is behind the Dodda Ganesha temple and adjacent to the Bull temple. The garden gets its name from a bugle call made on top of a very large rock formation to alert the nearby dwellers. It is densely covered with trees and one can usually see and hear a number of bats perched on the trees. There is a water tank with motifs of famous people from Karnataka

 

Doddabasappa  Hindu Temple, Dambal, Karnataka

The Doddabasappa Temple (Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಬಸಪ್ಪ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ )is a 12th century Western Chalukyan architectural innovation in Dambal, Karnataka state, India. Dambal is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Gadag city and 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Ittagi in Koppal district.   The sanctum contains a Shiva linga, the symbol of the presiding deity, God Shiva. The temple interior is a standard construction and consists of a sanctum (cella), a vestibule (antarala) and a main mantapa (also called navaranga or hall). The vestibule connects the sanctum to the mantapa. The Western Chalukya monuments, regional variants of existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida architectural tradition

Temple plan

Stellate plan

The temple is based on a very original 24-pointed uninterrupted stellate (star shaped) plan and uses soapstone as its basic building material  Contemporary stellate plans of the Bhumija shrines in central India from where the inspiration for this temple came from, were all 32-pointed interrupted types. No temples of the 6-, 12-, or 24-pointed stellate plans are known to exist in Karnataka or Maharashtra, with the exception of the Doddabasappa temple, which can be described as a 24-pointed uninterrupted plan.  In an 'interrupted' stellate plan, the stellate outline is interrupted by orthogonal (right-angle) projections in the cardinal directions, resulting in star points that have been skipped
The Doddabasappa temple marks the mature development of the Chalukyan art which originated from basic dravida architecture of South India. Its departure from conventional dravida plan used in the Virupaksha temple in Pattadakal is so extreme that it would be very difficult to find similarities without detailed examination  A star shape is obtained by rotating a square about its centre. The star points form equidistant projections. The angles and re-entrant angles thus formed make the perimeter of the outerwall of the shrine.
The star projections are carried right up the superstructure (tower over the shrine — Sikhara), giving it an exotic look, though it loses strength in comparison to the square superstructures found in conventional dravida plans. The storied arrangement of the superstructure found in dravida plans is not easily distinguishable here  The upper tiers of the seven-tiered (tala) superstructure look like cogged wheels with 48 dents

Other details

The pillars in this temple are finely chiseled and "complicated" but lack the elegance of those at the Kasivisvesvara Temple in Lakkundi  The entrance to the shrine has above it a decorative architrave with space for images (now missing) of the Hindu Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Depending on the dedication of the temple, either Vishnu or Shiva would take the central position in this arrangement  The entrance to the sanctum is elaborately decorated on either side with designs that are floral containing tiny images of dancers, musicians and even a mithuna couple (Gemini). In the main mantapa (hall) there are three images, one of the "five headed" Brahma and his vehicle (vahana), the goose, and two images are of Surya, the Sun God.
The temple has two doorways each with a porch, one facing south and the other facing east. The east facing door has on either side the remains of what must have been elegant lintel decoration, and an open hall type of pillared extension containing a large recumbent image of Nandi (bull) which faces the shrine

 

Gadag-Betageri Temple, Karnataka

 

Gadag-Betageri (Kannada: ಗದಗ-ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ) is a town and a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.56 km². Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative socity in Asia.
The twin city municipality is situated 80 km from Dharwad and 60 km from Hubli, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highway.
In this town of  Gadag-Betageri, there are Sri Viranarayana Temple, Saraswathi Temple and Trikuteswara Temples situated

Gadag style of Architecture

The Gadag style of Architecture^[1] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture^[2] originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king Someswara I, and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 to 1200 CE) during which about 50 temples were built. some of the examples are The Trikuteshwara temple (complex) at Gadag, Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri.

Gadag inscription

• The 'Gadag inscription   of Vikramaditya VI, records that Taila took the head of Panchala by the terror of the pride of his arm in battle.

• The inscription  reveals that the battle was fought on the bank of the Godavari river and a certain Kesava (son of Madhava), fought in the battle and won Taila’s admiration.

• At the command of Sattiga (Satyasraya) in 1006 A.D., a Lenka Keta fell fighting at the battle of Unukallu, probably against the Cholas. An inscription',  dated in Saka 930 (1008 A.D.) of the reign of Satyasraya refers to the siege of the agrahara Kaldugu in the Belvola 300 by Desinga and the destruction of the forces because of the treachery of king Perggade.

• The inscription   of Ballala recounts his victory as And by force, he, the strong one, defeated with cavalry only, and deprived of his sovereignty, the general Brahmana whose army was strengthened by an array of elephants and who acquired 60 tusked elephants with a single tuskless elephant, when, on account of an insult, he was tearing the royal fortune from the family of the Kalachuris.

Tourism

• Trikuteshwara temple complex has triple shrines, once housing Shiva, Brahma and Surya. The Saraswathi temple has the finest shining decorative pillars, and the Saraswathi image, and is one of the largest examples of Chalukya art.

Someshwara and Rameshwara temples, built in the Chalukya style, are also present.

• Veeranarayana temple dates from the Chalukya era. The great Kannada poet Kumara Vyasa composed his famous Mahabharatha (known as Kumaravyasa Bharata or Gadugina Bharata) in this temple.

• A 111-foot statue of Basaveshwara at the Bhishma Lake is under construction, Once it is done, It will be the tallest Basaveshwara statue in the world here is the List of statues by height in the World.  

• Gadag also has a mosque dating from the Adilshahi era and a church. Betageri has many artistic hero stones dating from the ninth and tenth centuries.

• Visit nearest famous tourist places like Lakkundi, Mahadeva Temple (Itagi), Lakshmeshwar and Dambal.

• Magadi Bird Sanctuary - It is one of the Biodiversity hotspots of Karnataka.

• Binkadakatti Zoo - A Biggest Zoo set up in North Karnataka.

 

Transport

Air

Hubli Airport is the nearest airport, which is about 60 km from Gadag, And future plans are running from Karnataka Government to set up A small Airport in Gadag to serve for the twin city Of Gadag-Betageri, It will be named As Gadag Airstrip^[4]

Rail

Gadag comes under the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways, Gadag is a Junction station on Hubli-Hospet-Guntukal railway line. It connects to Hotgi junction on Pune-Solapur-Wadi railway line. Major tourist centres like Badami and Bijapur lie on the Gadag-Hotgi railway line. The Gadag-Hotgi railway track was converted from metre gauge to broad gauge in stages and completed in December 2008.

Gadag Trains

• Bangalore-Hubli Hampi Express
• Tirupati-Kolhapur Haripriya Express
• Bangalore-Solapur Golgumbaz Express
• Hyderabad-Kolhapur Express
• Solapur-Hubli Express
• Howrah-Vasco Amaravathi Express
• Vijayawada-Hubli Express
• Mysore-Shirdi Express
• Yesvantpur-Ahmedabad Express
• Yesvantpur-Ajmer Express
• Yesvantpur-Jodhpur Express

Road

Gadag is well connected by roads to all major cities like Hubli, Bellary, Bangalore, Hospet & Bijapur. NH-63 Passes through the city. NWKRTC Government City buses & Three-wheeled, green and black auto-rickshaws are the basic mode of transport in City

 

Gajendragarh (Gajedragad) Temple, Karnataka

Gajendragad(Kannada:ಗಜೇಂದ್ರಗಡ also called as Gajendragarh) is a town in Ron Taluk Gadag District in the state of Karnataka, India.

Gajendragad, Gad means Fort, local people generally call as Gada. It is about 54 km from Gadag and is one of the big town in the Gadag District. Kannada movies shot here, for example Veera Madakari.
Gajendragad is a pilgrimage destination, due to its Kalakaleshwara temple. It is famous for the following

• Beautiful very long Hill strip,
• Historical Fort,
• Kalakaleshwara temple,
• Market for Javali / Dress Materials for marriage and festivals
• Handloom, Gajendragad Kubusa Kana.

History

History of Gajendragad 
Gajendragad is surrounded by the Historical places associated with Badami Chalukyas and Western Chalukya and the places are Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, Mahakuta, Banashankari, Sudi, Mahadeva Temple at Itagi and Kudalasangama. Rastrakuta Monuments at Kuknur. Gajendragad Fort was built and renewed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Ghorpade

Founder of the Ghorpade family was Shri Valabhasinh Cholaraj Ghorpade, the second son of Raja Cholaraj Ghorpade of Mudhol.
The Royal families of Kapsi and Gajendragad owe their origin to Vallabhasinha and the Chiefs of Sondur are descended from the third son of Cholraj.

Treaty of Gajendragad

After the 2nd Mysore War, Tippu Sultan had to engage in an armed conflict (during 1786–87) with the Marathas and the Nizam. The war concluded with the treaty of Gajendragad  And Tippu proved superior. Tippu Sultan pleaded in vain with the Marathas and the Nizam that they should all ally against the British.
The fort and Taluka of Gajendragad which was taken by Fate Alikhan was retaken by Government. Half the province was surrendered to the Nawab (Nizam A. D. 1786–87) according to Treaty of Gajendragad.   Remaining was made over to Dawalatrao Ghorpade (Rs, 50,001 was taken from him)

Tourism

The pilgrim Kalakaleshwara temple, proper is a huge mountain with the temple carved into it. This is a weekend destination which could be wound up in a day’s time. One can see many windmills lined on the hill opposite the hill on which the temple is located. Besides a beautiful view awaits you after the visit to the temple from the hill.

Kalakaleshwara temple

A little known pilgrim of North Karnataka. Gajendragad is a small town lying amidst hills, in one of which is encapsulated Kalakaleshwara temple of Lord Shiva (known as Dakshina Kashi), who is worshipped in the form of Kalakaleswara. There are some large steps that lead you up to the temple. It is a traditional temple with Udhbhava Lingu. There we can find God Virabhadra temple also in the same premises. But one would definitely be amazed at the story in which the significance of the destination lies. Just outside the temple exit is a small square water reservoir called AtharaGange. It is an evergreen water resource that constantly falls along the roots of Peepal tree into the pond all throughout the year. It is said to be flowing even in the peaks of summer season and has an unknown root.

Mythology

More amazing is the story attached to this destination that has taken a few lives too. These were the daring people who wanted to try and learn more about a miracle that happens on the previous night of Ugadi, New Year of Kannadigas. The pandit/pujari of the temple prepares a solution of limestone, and keeps it ready for application along with a brush, inside the temple. The next morning, the jobs done. But the temple is painted on its own and this happens without fail every year. A hookah that is also kept along with it seems to be used when seen the next morning.
Legend has it and so do elderly people that there used to be a bell equivalent to the size of soaked kidney beans that fit into 22 gunny bags. In the 1970s, it so happened that the bell vanished all of a sudden towards the heavens, ringing and sounds of the bell echoing and resonating in into the blue skies. And then there was an epidemic of plague that spread across the place, which people blame was due the bells act of vanishing.

Tourism of Gajendragad region

Sudi

Mallikarjuna Temple, Twin Towered Temple, Ishwara in a stone made shelter and Naga Kunda are prime attractions of Sudi

Itagi Bhimambika

Famous temple of Bhimambika, about 13 km from Gajendragad

Banashankari

It is famous for temple of Banashankari, and Annual car festival.

Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, Mahakuta

Mahakuta is the source of an important Badami Chalukya inscription called Mahakuta Pillar inscription.

Kuknur

MahaMaya temple, Navalinga Temples.

Kudalasangama

The famous rivers Krishna and Ghataprabha merge (sangama) here, This place is closely associated with the 12th century poet and social reformer Basavanna. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Sangameswara, worshipped in the form of a linga. The temple is an ancient monument built in the Chalukya style architecture. This place is well developed as one of the great tourism place

Notable personalities from Gajendragad

Vedanta, Nyaya, Vyakaran

• Raghavendra Acharya  (19th century)

Gajendragadkars of Satara (A Tradition of Scholarship in Vedanta, Nyaya and Vyakaran) 
The Raghavendra Acharya (Gajendragadkar) family belongs to the Madhav School. Sudhindhra Swami, a latter day head of the Madhav Peeth, is the oldest known member of this family. The seat of the family was the town of Gajendragad. Raghavendra Acharya was a grandson of Sudhindra Swami.
Raghavendra Acharya was a profound scholar in Vedanta, Vyakaran (Grammar), Nyaya (Law), Mimamsa and Alankar. Raghavendra Acharya lived in Gajendragad, Karnatak, South India. His house was in effect a pathashala or school for students. Pratapsimha Emperor of Satara of Maratha Empire sent messenger with royal request that Raghavendra Acharya to shift to Satara with his family to become the Raj Pandit. He accepted the offer of the Emperor. Since the family shifted from Gajendragad to Satara, hence the family name GajendragadKar.

Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar was Chief Justice of India, during Feb. 1964 to March 1966.

 

How to reach

Gajendragad, better called as Gada, is about 40 km from Gadag-Betageri. Gadag district lies 72 km north of Hubli-Dharwad. It is about 54 km from Gadag.

 

Galaganatha Temple, Karnataka

Galaganatha is a small village located in Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, Karnataka.
It has a famous temple called Galageshwara Shiva Temple   built during the rule of the Western Chalukyas. This large temple faces east and is situated along the Tungabhadra river. The rivers Tunga and Varada join at this place

History

Galaganatha was formerly known as Palluni. The Galageshwara temple   in Chalukya style of architecture was built around the 11th century.
Sri Venkatesh Galaganath (Kadambari Pitamaha) worshiped here, and he wrote he his novels at Galageshwara temple premises.

Galageshwara temple

The temple faces to east and it is situated along the Tungabhadra river. the temple consists of a huge Shiva Linga in a closed hall; it is called Sparsha linga.  The temple has an unusual pyramidal basement and a large open hall. The Gopura (tower) is decorated with plain architectural elements while the wall panels of the back of the hall have some fine decorations. The interior has numerous niches containing figural sculpture including Ganesha.

Inscriptions

A large inscription slab in the open hall of Galageshwara temple dates from AD 1080 and records a grant to the God Galageshvara. The date gives an indication of the era when the temple was built.
The inscription here informs about the prevalence of the tradition of dance and music. The high state of development which the art of music had reached in the 11th century A.D. can be gathered from an inscription of Chalukya king Vikramaditya from Galaganath,  Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, North Karnataka, which mentions a certain Mokhari Barmmayya, a musician of high order, titled Battisaraga-bahu-kala-Brahma meaning skilled in 32 ragas

How to Reach

Haveri is 7 hours away from Bangalore by train. It is the stop 72 km before Hubli and 72 km after Davanagere. By road, it is about 340 km from Bangalore on NH-4 towards Mumbai.

 

Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur, Karnataka

The Gaurishvara Temple (also spelt Gaurishwara or Gaurisvara) is located in the town of Yelandur, Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka state, India. The temple was constructed by a local chief Singedepa Devabhupala of the Hadinadu chiefdom, a feudatory of the 16th century Vijayanagara Empire

Architectural features

The temple plan is simple. It has a sanctum (garbhagriha), a closed hall (mantapa), an open hall supported by granite pillars, and an unusual mahadwara (grand entrance) which lacks the usual tower (gopuram) over it. This type of a entrance is called bale mantapa (lit, bangled hall) in contemporary style  The sanctum contains the linga, the universal symbol of the Hindu god Shiva. The closed hall has images of various Hindu deities; Vishnu, Shanmukha, Parvati, Mahishasuramardini (a form of the goddess Durga), Bhairava (a form of the god Shiva), Durga, Virabhadra (another form of Shiva) and Ganapati.  The walls of  the entrance are heavily decorated with relief depicting scenes from the puranic stories and the epics. An unusual decoration provided to the entrance are the chains of stone rings (bale)

BRIEF HISTORY:The Gaurisvara temple facing east was constructed in A.D.1500 by Singedepa Devabhupala, a ruler of Hadinadu, a feudatory of the Vijayanagara dynasty. The temple has a garbhagriha, an ardhamandapa and an open pillared hall with entrances on the north, south and east. There is a Iinga in the garbhagriha and in the ardhamandap, images of Vishnu, Shanmukha, Parvati, Mahishamardini, Bhairava, Durga, Virabhadra and Ganapati are found in the compound There are two small shrines with similar plan but less conspicuous.

In front of the temple is a Mahadwara called Bale Mandapa of the Vijayanagara period. This mandapa has an adhishthana simple with mouldings, the walls around are embellished with beautiful reliefs Andhakasuramardana, Bhikshatanamurti, Bhairava, Kaliamardana, Dakshinarnurti Siva Narasimha in different forms. The mahadwara is decorated with chairs of stone rings at the earners.

 

How to Approach

Yalandur is the smallest Taluk of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka state of India. It consists of 33 villages. It is situated about 60 km south-west of Mysore and about 150 km south of Bangalore. In history it was called as Ramachndra yelanbure. Later on it changed into Yalandur.

INTERNATION AIRPORT: Bangalore
RAILWAY STATION : Mysore
BUS STATION : Yelandur

 

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple, Bangalore

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple (ಗವಿ ಗಂಗಾಧರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ) also Gavipuram Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, is located in Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple is famous for its mysterious stone discs in the forecourt and the exact planning allowing the Sun to shine on shrine in certain time of the year.

Temple

The ancient temple was cut out of monolithic rock probably in the 9th century. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva.The Deity in the main shrine is Shivalinga, in the front of the temple there is also Nandi sculpture. The temple contains also a rare idol of Agni, the God of fire.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is the very old temple was cut from huge rock probably during the 9th century. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Main shrine is Shivalinga, in the front of the temple you can also find Nandi sculpture, the vahana (vehicle) of Lord Shiva.

Towards the left of main entry, there is a splendid image of Shakti Ganapathi, which has 12 hands. You will find four monolith pillars at courtyard, which symbolize Damaru, Thrishula as well as two fans.

The temple as well has a rare idol of Agni, the fire god, probably the only one of its kind in the entire South India. The Idol of Agni is two headed, seven handed as well as three legs. It is believed that worshipping this deity will get rid of all eye related problems.

Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple is one of few temples in Bangalore dedicated to Shiva and it is visited by a large number of devotees during Makara Sankranthi and Maha Shivaratri.

 
There are other idols inside including the idol of Agnimurthi, which has two heads, seven hands and three legs. Those worshipping this deity believe it will cure one of all eye defects.
This is one of few temples in Bangalore dedicated to Shiva and is visited by hundreds of devotees during Shivaratri.  

Illumination of shrine by the Sun

Thousands of devotees come in middle January every year on Makar sankranti Day to this cave temple. This is a special day when the sunrays fall on the Sivalinga for one hour as it passes between the horns of the Nandi. Such was the knowledge of architecture and astronomy that the ancient sculptors could craft the horns of the stone bull outside the temple so that the sun's rays would pass through its horns and light up the deity Shiva Linga inside the cave.  Comparison of contemporary structures and earlier drawings by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell show that earlier the temple has less structures and the Sun illuminated the shrine in summer and winter solstice   Also today the Sun illuminates Shivalinga two times per year - from 13 to 16 January in late afternoons and from 26 November to 2 December.   

There are other idols inside including the idol of Agnimurthi, which has two heads, seven hands and three legs. Those worshipping this deity believe it will cure one of all eye defects.
This is one of few temples in Bangalore dedicated to Shiva and is visited by hundreds of devotees during Shivaratri.  

Protected temple
The temple shrine is a protected monument under the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments, and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1961.

Godachi Temples, Krnataka

Godachi;-[Ramdurg tq ; 14 km form Ramdurg] a celebrated pilgrim centre with temples like Veerabhadra, Kalamma and Maruti. The Veerabhadra Temple in Vijayanagar style has a garbhagriha with chalukyan doorway and a spacious mukhamantapa. The Veerabhadra image is recent. Marriages are held in the temple in good number. People from places like Pune, Bangalore, Bombay, Bidar, Kalburgi, Kolhapur and other cities visit this place daily, and especially on Amavasya or Poornima days. The Temple has choultries all around. The annual Jatra is held n honour of Veerabhadra in the month of December when more than 30,000 people assemble. The placename appears to have originated from the plant kodachi [ godachi, Zizypus xylopyrus, willd]. The copper plates of Chalukya Kirti-Varman were found here. According to a legend, Shivasharanas on way to Ulvi fought a battle here. The former Jahgirdar of torgal is the trustee of the Veerabhadra temple.

Om Tat Sat

                                                        

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