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Kote Prasanna Venkataramanaswamy Temple<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
Kote Prasanna Venkataramanaswamy Temple located on K.R.Road, adjacent to Tipu Sultan\'s Summer Palace was built in the 17th century around the period of Chikkadevaraya Wodeyar, the ruler of Mysore, who had leased the city of Bangalore from the Mughal Empire, and endowed by his son Kanthirava Narasa Raja. The prefix kote (fort) is due to its proximity to Tipu\'s fort which once enclosed his summer palace. Venkataramana (Vishnu) is the main deity. The flowery stone pillars which are supported by lion brackets have imprints of the cannon balls which struck during the third Anglo-mysore war when the British captured Tipu\'s fort and palace. A cannon hit the pole in front of the temple (Garuda Stamba) thus saving Tipu’s life. When the Fort was restored to Tipu in the peace treaty of 1792 he dismantled it, but after 1799, Dewan Purnaiya had it completely restored on its former foundation. The temple architecture is of Vijayanagar style similar to the Vishnu temple at Balepet. The main deity Vishnu’s idol is now decorated with jewels and finery. Like in other Vijayanagar style temples, animals and Hindu mythology find prominence on the pillars. The carvings of Brahma, Vishnu, Maheswara, Saptarishis and Asthadikpalakas can be seen on the temple walls. There is also Girija Kalyana (Parvati’s wedding) depicted on the walls, which is an oddity as this is generally seen in Shiva temples. The other deities worshipped here are Anjaneya and Padmavathi (Vishnu’s consort). During Vrishabha masa (May-June), the annual car festival is taken out where the procession idol on a silver chariot is carried through the main streets of Chamrajpet. Incidentally, the temple is famous for its prasadam — the sweet pongal.<\/p>\n <\/li>\n
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