Devotees coming from the south can also alight at Mysore Train station and reach Rajarajeswari Temple by Bus or Taxi. Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, Bangalore is the nearest train station The station is next to Kempegowda Bus Station, providing bus connectivity to Temple. Direct buses and Taxis are available runs round the clock.
How to Reach Rajarajeshwari Temple:īangalore Kempegowda International Airport is 48 km from the Temple. Sage Athreya and his devout wife Anusuya are believed to have lived here. The presiding Deity ‘Sri Rajarajeshwari’ is seated on this Shakti Peetha called Jaya Peetha in the magnificent temple precincts. It is said that in the remote past many devas, rishis, munis, Siddhas including deva rishi Narada and others have propitiated the divine mother Sri Rajarajeshwari at this very place and obtained siddhi. This Peetha has been called Jaya Peetha and the presiding Bhairava is Abiru Bhairava. It is said in the ‘Tantra Chudamani’ that this place forms the ‘karnabhaga’ or ‘ear’ of the numerous Shaktipeethas in Bharat. Sri Rajarajeshwari temple is situated in the southwest corner of the region between the ‘Cauvery’ and ‘Vrishabhavati’ rivers called earlier as Kanchanagiri later as Kanchanahalli and also as Champakavana. Rajarajeshwari Temple region geographically lies on the east-west meridian of Karnataka and is also called Kalyananagari. Swamiji also built a Sri Chakra temple where MAHA MERU is installed in its all glory. Later, His Holiness Sri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal built a temple dedicated to Goddess Sri Rajarajeshwari, as there are Puranic legends about the place. The Foundation stone was laid there by Sri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal, on 3rd April 1960. He proceeded and spotted a tiny cottage amidst a grove of guava trees, the spot the eagles kept on encircling.
Swamiji got down from the car, and saw a footpath leading to a tiny village Kenchenahalli. He saw in them the images of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi who had appeared before him on Mount Kailas. Just at about six miles South West of Bangalore City, he saw above him in the sky, three garudas (sacred eagles) circling.
He came down to Bangalore via Bombay.Įarly in the morning on, the auspicious Sankranthi day, Sri Tiruchi Swamiji was proceeding to Mysore by a car for a Pada Pooja, along with two of his disciples. There, during intense meditation, he had a vision of the triple divinities of Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi and a bodiless voice (Asarira vani) asked him to go to Karnataka.
Before coming down South, Tiruchi Mahaswamiji went to Mount Kailas. The Guru, after initiating him, asked him to go south, where, he said there was much good work to be done. His Guru was Sri Sivapuri baba who lived in Kathmandu. Sri Kailash Ashrama Mahasamsthana in Kenchenahalli (now called Sri Rajarajeshwarinagar) was founded by His Holiness Sri Sivaratnapuri Swamiji (popularly known as Sri Tiruchi Swamigal). Telephone No: (080) 2860 8398, (080) 2860 0888 Kenchenhalli Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple Online Services: Stroy Behind Rajarajeshwari Temple: Please contact the temple for exact temple timings during festival days and Holidays. Kenchenhalli Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple Timings: WeekdaysĮvening: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM Tuesday, Friday & Sunday It is one of the oldest, well-known and important places of worship in Bangalore city. Kenchenhalli Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple is located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bangalore South, on Bangalore – Mysore Highway.