Sree Hasanamba Temple – Hassan
Sree Hasanamba Temple is located in Hassan district in
the state of Karnataka.
Goddess Hasanamba is an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi.
Here Lord Shiva is Swayambhu.
Hasya means smile. It is believed that Goddess smiles and bestows blessings upon her devotees.
This temple has 5 tier Rajagopuram and is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture.
This temple was built in the 12th century.
This temple is opened once a year on Diwali (for 8 days)
The most important of this temple is the lamp near the goddess will burn throughout the year even if anybody will not pour oil into the lamp.
The anna naivedya offered to devi at the closing of the temple is warm and unspoiled when the doors are opened again, a year later.
The basis of the temple was set when seven Maatrukes i.e. Brahmi, Kaumari, Maheshwari, Vyshnavi, Indrani, Varahi, and Chamundi came floating to South India and found Hassan as the most beautiful place. The beauty of the place held them back forever and made them reside here. While the three Maatrukes i.e. Maheshwari, Vyshnavi, and Kaumari choose to reside in three anthills based inside the temple, the other three choose to reside in three wells in Devigere Honda. It has been believed that Amma Hasanamba has turned the mother-in-law of one of her devotees into stone for torturing devotees. It is said that the stone moves one inch every year, and when the stone reaches the feet of the Goddess the period of Kaliyuga shall come to an end. According to a legend, four robbers who were trying to rob the jewel of a sculpture were turned into stones. These stones can still be sited at Kallappa Gudi.
Temple Timings
6.00 am to 1.00 pm
3.00 pm to 10.30 pm
How to reach the Temple
180 km from Bengaluru
170 km from Mangalore
Nearby Temples
Belur, Chennakesava Swamy Temple – 38 km
Haranhalli, Someswara Swamy Temple – 35 km
Doddagaddavalli, Sri Lakshmi devi Temple – 14 km
Arisikere, Iswara Temple – 45 km
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