Kolaramma

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Kolaramma Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKolar
DeityKolaramma
Location
LocationKolar
StateKarnataka
CountryIndia

Kolaramma is the presiding

Parvathi is worshipped as Kolaramma by the people of Kolar. The erstwhile maharajas of Mysore frequently visited this temple to get the blessings of Kolaramma. The temple itself has beautifully carved statues and designs all done using the abundantly available granite stones.[citation needed
]

Another deity of this temple is

scorpion goddess. People believe that by praying at the Chelamma shrine a person will be guarded from scorpion stings by the deity.[citation needed
] Another interesting thing about the temple is the hundi or the well which is used to collect money offerings from the people, and it is a tradition to at least put one coin into the small opening on the floor of the temple, which apparently is a large hole dug into the earth, one can still hear the clicking sounds of coins accumulated over hundreds of years.[citation needed]

  • Kolarmma Temple, Kolar
    Kolarmma Temple, Kolar
  • Kolarmma Temple, Kolar - Full View
    Kolarmma Temple, Kolar - Full View
  • Chola Inscriptions on Kolaramma Temple (KL 112 109)[2]
    Chola Inscriptions on Kolaramma Temple (KL 112 109)[2]
  • Rajendra Chola I in Battle, Kolaramma Temple
    Rajendra Chola I
    in Battle, Kolaramma Temple

References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Lewis Rice (1974). Epigraphia Carnatica: Inscriptions in the Kolar District. Mysore Government Central Press. pp. 30–40.
  2. ^ Rice, Benjamin Lewis (1894). Epigraphia Carnatica: Volume X: Inscriptions in the Kolar District. Mangalore, British India: Department of Archeology, Mysore State. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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