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This
is a place, which is very near to the city of Mysore at
a distance of about 20 kms. A branch of river Cauvery flows
down to join the other branch near "Sangam". Here the river
Lokapavani, a tributary to Cauvery joins Cauvery near this
hill. On the opposite bank of the river there is also a
famous temple of Nimishamba. The deity of the temple, which
is on the hill "Karighatta", is Lord Shrinivasa.
It
is believed that the great sage Bhrugu has done the "Prathishthapana"
of the deity. It seems that Bhrugu had some curse and got
rid off it when he came to this place. This is a place,
which has its roots even in Puranas. There is also another
belief that all the ill effects, which one is suffering,
can be got rid off by performing some aesthetic poojas in
this place. There are thousands of devotees, who believe
in this God Shrinivasa.
This
pilgrimage center is next only to Tirupati, the famous pilgrimage
center of the same deity situated in Andra Pradesh. There
are lots of long and sharp grasses known as "Dharbe" around
the temple. There is a story behind this. When Lord Vishnu
took the incarnation of "Varaha", which means, "pig" he
actually shook his body then some of the hairs from the
body of Varaha fell on the ground near here. It is those
hairs, which have taken the shape of dharbe. Even in "Varaha
Purana" we come across this story. In Varaha Purana, Karighatta
has been mentioned as "Neelachala", a Sanskrit word, which
means, Blue Mountain.
There
is a small plant above the temple, the photo of which have
furnished for the readers to see. It is believed that Bhrugu
is staying in that plant and even believed that he himself
is performing the poojas everyday.
Having
such a vast background a place in the puranas having followers
in thousands the place is a neglected one by the Government
of Karnataka. Even if one is an atheist one can really enjoy
oneself by having a look at the natural sceneries and the
confluence of Cauvery and Lokapavani.
Every
year there is a big fair and thousands of people will come
and after having a dip in the river Cauvery will take a
darshan of the deity offering their heart felt poojas. The
thousands of people who assemble on that day will be fed
there on the hill by different groups of devotees. The devotees
will prepare food on their own and feed anybody who comes
across to the notice of these devotees.
One can reach this place either by bus (Arkere-Bannoor)
root or by own vehicle. OKC thanks for Mr.Venkatesh Gowda,
the Managing Partner of M/S Prithwi Granites of Mysore for
providing this info and photos.
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