Holenarasipura is situated in Hassan district, Karnataka. Nayakas ruled this place from 1547 to 1667. Kanteerava Narasaraja Wodeyar, the king of Mysore defeated Narasimha Nayaka and Holenarasipura became part of his dynasty.
The main attraction in Holenarasipura is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha and river Hemavathy. The temple was first built by Narasimha Nayaka in 1568 and later was extended by the Mysore Wodeyars.
Holenaraispura is also known as Trikutachalakshetra as there are three garba grihas / Sanctum sanctorum in the temple. Idols of Lakshmi Narasimha, Venugopala, and Chennakeshava are installed in each of the garba grihas. In the common hall connecting to the garba griha, an idol of Ganapathy is installed.
Annual car festival, Brahmarathosthava is an important event in this town.
River Hemavathy, a tributary of River Cauvery flows near the town. “Hole” in the name of the town means river and “Nara” means the presiding deity and “Pura” means town.
Nearby places are Ramanathapura, Mavinakere, Hariharapura, Basavapatna, Akkihebbalu, Kikkeri, Mosale, Holalu, and Channarayapatna.
Place Statistics:
Type of place: Ancient temple and river Hemavathy
Situated: Hassan district, Karnataka
Distance: 175 Km from Bangalore, 30 Km from Hassan, 90 Km from Mysore
Transport: Well connected by road and rail
Facilities: Small tea shops are available
Temple timings:
Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri: 6:30 a.m to 10:30 a.m
Tues, Sat, Sun: 6:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m (Special poojas)
All days: 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m
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I wanted to see the Holenarasipura temple and asked many about the same.I could not get proper reply about the exact location of the temple.Now, i saw the temple in the net and will definitely have ‘darshan’ of the Lord in the near coming days.I also thank for the brief history of the temple .
Hi Balasubrmanyam,
Once you reach Holenarasipura, the locals can guide you to the temple. Hope you have a good time there.
Regards,
Shantha
Hi! all, I have a question.If some one takes up a job in Holenarasipura, then what kind of accomodation one can get? can we get a furnished or what we call a studio apartment kind of thing in the place. or would it be better to live in Hasan. Can we get studio apartment in Hasan.also tell whether all basic living facilities are available at either of the places. do we have reasonable eating joints where we can get gujarati/North Indian/Jain food. How much would it cost traveling fromHasan to HoleNarasipura and back by public transport and what is the… Read more »
Karnataka | Trikutakshethra | Lakshmi Narasimha Temple It is been said that Nayakas ruled this place from 1547 to 1667. But temple was built by Narasimha Nayaka in 1168. Then how is that possible. Since Narasimha Nayaka was also a King who ruled that place. Could you please elaborate about the dynasty ruled during the era temple was built
hi is der anyone who is a resident of holenarasipura its urgent please is there a eshwara/shiva temple der other than lakshmi narasimha temple?? is der a graama devathe in that town please reply
Hi Pruthvi Vasist,
The information that I got was from a placard on the highway in Holenarasipura. The typo is corrected to 1568.
Thanks,
Shantha
Yes.. eshwara swami temple is there..
This is a small town. No apartments in this town. You will get houses on rent (both old and new) suiting your rent paying capacity. Pl don’t have high expectations. But you can live a peaceful life.
Do you have the phone number for the priest at Hole Narasipura temple? ( Not the general temple telephone number) If yes, could you please pass it on? Thanks in advance.
Please share contact number of the temple