Veerabhadraswamy Temple — Attraction in Sangapura

auspicious hero'), also rendered Veerabhadra, Veerabathira, and Veerabathiran, is a fierce form of the Hindu god Shiva. He is created by the wrath of Shiva, when the deity hurls a lock of his matted hair upon the ground, upon hearing of the self-immolation of his consort, Sati, at the Daksha yajna. Sri Veerabhadra Swamy is an aspect of Lord Shiva whose consort is Bhadrakali. He is also said to be the first Rudra avatar. He manifested from a single strand of hair of Lord Shiva to destroy Daksha, the father of Sati, who insulted the trinity god by not inviting him to a yagna.Veerabhadra, also called as Veerabhadra Swamy, is a deity regarded as an aspect of Lord Shiva. He is believed to be Shiva himself in a ferocious form and is also held as a Shiva Gana, the commander of Shiva. Generally, a valiant hero is referred to as ‘Veera,’ while ‘Bhadra’ means a friend. Shiva is said to have taken this fearful form to destroy the fire sacrifice of Daksha Prajapati and quell his arrogance Veerabhadra is Shiva at his destructive best. He is anger-personified and fierce-looking, adorned with tiger skin and a garland of skulls and is generally depicted as having several arms, in which he holds many different weapons. He is also seen at many places with Bhadrakali, the equally fierce female aspect, having three eyes and many arms that hold several weapons Veerabhadra Swamy is the manifestation of Lord Shiva’s wrath. He is a warrior God who was worshipped by the rulers and soldiers during the times of wars, earlier. People worship the Lord to lead a happy and prosperous life. By worshipping the lord, you can receive moksha (salvation).Many legends cover the story of Goddess Parvati, as Sati, marrying Lord Shiva and about the destruction of her father Daksha’s sacrifice.

Once the Goddess was born as Dakshayani, the daughter of Daksha, the divine entity considered to be the son of Lord Brahma. She was also called Sati. She was a great devotee of Shiva and set her heart on him right from her young age, and was very determined to attain only him as her husband. But her father had a strong antipathy towards Shiva. Hence, while he arranged for the Swayamvar, the groom choosing function for the marriage of his daughter, he invited almost everyone, but not Shiva. Still, in the ceremony, Sati threw the ceremonial garland in the air praying for Shiva as her consort and there it landed exactly around the neck of none other than Shiva. Left with no option, Daksha had to give Sati in marriage to Shiva, which he did, but then totally cut off his relationship with them.

Later, Daksha performed the great Ashwamedha Yagna, the horse sacrifice, for which he invited all the Gods but not Shiva. Still, Sati went for the ritual, against the wishes of Shiva. There, Daksha spoke disparagingly about Shiva and this hurt Sati very profoundly. Feeling humiliated, thus, Sati jumped into the sacrificial fire and immolated herself. Coming to know of the tragedy, Shiva went wild in anger and sorrow, plucked a strand of his hair, and produced from it, the ferocious and massive form of Veerabhadra. He stood there reaching up to the sky. He was dark, had three flashing and burning eyes, wore a garland of skulls and had many hands carrying deadly weapons. Veerabhadra in his terrifying form marched to Daksha’s place along with the equally fierce Bhadrakali, created by the divine Shakti, and an army of Shiva Ganas, wrecked the sacrificial ceremony, played havoc on all that his eyes fell on, subdued and scattered the assembled Gods and ultimately, chopped-off Daksha’s head...

The Unknown and Ancient Heaven Sri Veerabhadraswamy Cave Hill Temple is about 62km from Bengaluru, 160km from Bengaluru, located in Devarahosahalli village. Place visted by Lord Veerabhadraswamy himself after cutting the head of Sri Narasimhaswaami for not giving him the place requested. Sri Veerabhadraswamy turned himself into udhbhava murthy in this place. There is thar road all the way to the top of the hill. One can also use the stone steps to reach the middle of the hill. In the middle of the hill multiple God Sri Ganapathy Swamy, Sri BhadraKalamma, Sri Naga deva, Sri Basveshwara Swamy, Sri Muneshwara Swamy and Sri Veerabhadraswamy idol can be seen here. 1600 years old temple built by Chola Dynasty. One can trek further above from the temple to top via the stone steps. Kalyani and Sri Gangama Temple is present at the top of the hill. The view from above is mind blowing. All the famous hills around Tumkur can be seen from the top of this hill. Overall the blessings of multiple gods , ancient history of this place and quick trekking experience makes this a must visit picnic place with...

Veerabhadra swamy temple Kyathsandra, Tumkur is very well maintained cave templeevery day devotees visit this place, It has a beautiful greenery n scenic beaity around the temple. Monkeys are a common sight, There is a Basava, the bull statue , Navagraha, A place to do milk abhishekam for snake statues, The main Deity is Veerabhadra swamy n Goddess where devotees can do kunkumarchane themselves for the goddess small brass idol, the catchy sight is the tabala n drum beaters whenever arathi is done to the Deity, Thayatha n drishty sacred thread n Vibhuthi is available to buy . Some times marriage are held at the premises, also mudi / shaving off small children's hair is done near the gate. On the same day a Kannada serial shooting was going on . As usual you see few permanent beggars are seen on the staircase begging for money , you don't cone giving some rupees to each one of them On the whole, a calm, quiet place to visit with your...