Kanakagiri
Kanaka Chalapathi
Temple is located at
Kanakagiri in Karnataka and is dedicated to Lakshmi Narasimha. The temple is
around 22 km from Gangavati
Town. Narasimha form of
Bhagvan Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi are separately worshipped in the temple. The
combined form of Lakshmi and Narasimha worshipped in the temple is in Shaligram
form.
Kanakagiri
Kanaka Chalapathi
Temple is famous for its
architecture and a gigantic chariot. The temple is a classic example of
Vijayanagar architecture. The temple is surrounded with an outer enclosure the
prakara of the size 208 x 90 feet accommodates over 10,000 people to congregate
at one place. The huge hall of 54 feet length and 36 feet width is decorated
with lion faced pillars.
The huge chariot in the temple known as Kanakaraya Ratha has
6 wheels and each wheel has 9 feet circumference.
Kanakagiri Kanaka Chalapathi Temple Darshan Time:
The Temple
is open for Darshan from
5:00 AM to 9:00 PM
The Darshan Time is extended during No moon day (Amavasya)
4:30 AM to 10:30 PM
Nearest Railway Station is Koppal around 40 km from the
temple.
