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Introduction and History
Shri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple is one of the oldest and most famous Hindu temples of the city of Bangalore, in Karnataka, India dedicated to Pandavas.
The Dharmaraya Swamy Temple was built over eight hundred years ago by the Thigalas, one of the area’s oldest social group, an agricultural community who tilled the soil and grew vegetables and flowers.
The temple displays architectural features of buildings from the Western Ganga dynasty, the Pallava dynasty and the Vijayanagara Empire. The temple may be more than 800 years old, the first buildings having been in existence before the current city of Bangalore was founded in 1530 by Kempe Gowda I, when he built a mud fort here.The temple is built in the Dravidian style, with a gopuram, an ornate monumental entrance tower. Deities worshipped here include Dharmaraya, Krishna, Arjuna, Draupadi,Nakula, Sahadeva and Bhima. The Karaga festival is celebrated during the months of March and April.
Visitors and devotees can see many statues of holy deities like LORD BRAHMA, LORD SHIVA ,LORD VISHNU AND MAA DURGA.
Devotees use to come pray to Lord Ram Maa Sita ,Laxmanji and Hanumanji also.
Although,Temple is small and placed on the road as it is so beautiful and clean.
Temple people use to follow all covid 19 protocols . Temple is surrounded by Lots of Trees and fresh air as far as environment concern.
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Presiding Deity
Panch Pandavas
Timings
Temple remains open from 5:40AM to 8PM and
Alll days in week but the timings can be deffer on the festival days!
The months between September to January are the best to visit Mandir due to salubrious weather of the place. In Summers, it gets quite cold making it a bit inconvenient to travel.
Temprory Closed due to Covid-19 Chrises.
Festivals
Karaga Festival
The Karaga festival starts from the temple each year. This street procession is led by a priest, dressed as a woman, who carries the “karaga”, an enormous clay pot on his head and dances through the streets of the old city, in a ritual dedicated to Draupadi.The ritual is performed on the day of the full moon day. The ritual pot filled with water and adorned with decorations several feet high is carried by the priest, while dancers perform various acrobatic feats while following the procession accompanied by a number of musical instruments. The rituals have their origin in the Mahabharata, particularly in the vastrakshepa (stripping) of Draupadi, the exile of the Pandavas and the death of Draupadi’s sons at the hands of Ashwathama. After all these trials and tribulations, she emerged as a symbol of strong and ideal womanhood.
Gowdas, Ganacharyas, Chakridaararu are the ordained sects among the Vahnikula Kshatriyas to carry the tradition of conducting the Karaga. Chakridararu are those who perform the various pooja activities at the time of Karaga. These include the ghante poojaris, who are the gurus and carry out the temple rituals, the family of the Karaga priest, the descendants from the clan of Potaraja, Banka Poojari (announcers of the Karaga) and Kolkararu (messengers). These five families have a Kula purohita (clan priest), who is a Brahmin. He performs rituals as per the shastras (sacred texts). All the rituals are steeped in secrecy. Overall management and supervision of the festivities is done by Ganacharyas. All these categories of functionaries are supervised by the Gowdas, who ensure smooth functioning.
Common festivals
Nagpanchmi,Amavas Purnima,Durga Pooja,Chandan Yatra, Snnana Yatra,Rath Yatra, Govardhan Puja
Holi, Ram Navami, Krishna Janmashtami, Narasimha Jayanti, Diwali, Onam, Vivaha Panchami, Vijayadashami, Anant Chaturdashi, Devshayani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi and other ekadashis, Kartik Purnima, Tulsi Vivah etc…
Basic services
Drinking Water Cooler , CCTV Security, Prashada Serving, Puja Samagri stalls etc..
Activities
Open the Darbar gates of Presiding Diety and pay Prayers after Bhagwan Subrabhat Bhauj.
Morning Vedic enchanting and Nature’s welcome (ethnic way).
Vedic Yagya- To purify our inner self for realization and world peace.
Tribute to five basic elements i.e. Land, Water, Sky, Fire and Air.
Pay the last pray of the day in evening after Presiding God Bhauj.
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ARADHANA and ARCHANA
Devotees and visitors come here to take experience of pure spiritualism and peace as they use to do visit every day and pray to
Lord Shiva -Maa Parvati and Pandavas🙏
Pooja, Aartis and Timing
Basically the Aartis to be perform as per the Concern Shraddhas of devotees and Concern Deities.
Believing Aartis are :
Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu & Lord Shiva, Durga Maa Aarti and Bhauj at 6:00 AM and Surya Dev and Pandavas Aarti and Pooja at 6:20 AM.
Lord Ram Maa Sita, Laxman And Hanumaji Aartis & Hanuman Chalisa at 6:50AM
Lord Krishna and Radha Maa Aarti and Pooja at 7:00
Sita Maa , Bhagwan Ram, Hanuman Ji, Vishnu Bhagwan and Shiv Bhagwan Bhajans etc…
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Names, phone numbers , photos and brief introduction of Pujaris, Archaks, Mahants and Management Committee.
Shankar Narayan, as president of the Dharmaraya Swamy temple trust.
Miscellaneous information
Details to be taken.
Legal information
The temple is based on the legal site taking care by temple commity and devotees. There is no such illegal steps attempted.
The temple is situated on legal site taking care by Mandir Committy, there is no legal obligation on Temple Property or Temple Schedule, Criteria, Adequates etc..
Samajik Sahayat,Goshalas, Sadhus, Sants, Mahants, Famous Dharmik Writers/ Musicians/Dancers/ Craftsmen around the Temple.
Initiattives like Pashu Sewa, Pakshi SEwa, Langar Sewa, Vedic Pathshals etc are in process.
There is a temple group of some devotees who use to role as band of temple as they do kirtans, Kathas and Narrating sewas time to time.
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Modes of Travel
By Air:
Kempegowda International Airport or Bangalore Airport connects the city with all prime Indian and international cities. Sprawling over an area of about 4,700 acres, it is the third busiest airport in the country after Delhi and Mumbai. AirAsia India, Air India, Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet provide regular services from New Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Srinagar, Trivandrum, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam, among others. Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Emirates, Tigerair, and SriLankan Airlines are some of prime international airlines operating flights for destinations such as London, Colombo, Dubai and Singapore, to list a few. The airport is about 36 km away from Bangalore city centre and a number of autos and taxis are available easily from outside the airport.
By road:
Bangalore is well connected with various cities via excellent network of state and private buses. While Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) connects the city with maximum nearby places, there are several private buses too that travellers can hop on. There are regular buses available from Goa (557 km), Coimbatore (368 km) and Mangalore (350 km), connecting Bangalore with these cities. Travellers can choose from air-conditioned coaches, luxury buses or state transportation buses, depending upon their budget and requirement. Besides, those who wish to drive to Goa from Bangalore can take NH 4 and NH 63 that connect both these cities in around 11 to 12 hours drive.
By train:
Bangalore City Railway Station (4 km away) and Yeswantpur Junction (10 km away) link the city of Bangalore with all the prime Indian cities including Delhi, Pune, Mysore, Chennai and Mumbai, among others. Trains such as Bangalore Rajdhani and Kongu Express run on a regular basis linking the city with India’s capital city, Delhi. Once you reach the station, you can take prepaid taxis or avail local bus services/taxis to get down in the city.
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Address for Donation and visiting purpose
Sri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
Sri Dharmaraya Swamy Temple Main Road, Old Taluk Cutchery Rd, Thigalarpet, Nagarathpete, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560002
099001 05874
Visitors Views
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