Hulimavu cave temple
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The Hulimavu Cave Temple is a temple in Bangalore
, India
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The cave temple is administered by the Sri Sri Bala Gangadaraswami Mutt
. It is stated that a saint did tapas in the cave for many years and his samadhi is also found inside. One can feel the vibration if one enters the cave and stands before the samadhi.
There are three main deities consecrated inside. While a Shiva
Lingam
occupies the centre, on one side there is a Devi
idol and on the other side, the idol of Lord Ganesh has been consecrated. On the other side of he cave a very old dhyana mantap is also found. The cave appears to be centuries old. When one goes inside the cave and sits in meditation for few hours they are sure to feel the vibration of the god and get mental peace. The temple is inside the naturally available cave inside the rocks . The detailed history of the temple was however not available but it was stated that the temple is as old as 4-5 hundred years and has been found and built by Sri Sri Balagangadaraswami mutt.
Visitors are encouraged to learn about and go around to each of the deities inside the cave. The samadhi with the photo of the saint is also there. For unknown reasons such temples have not gained publicity eeven though those who know the temple visit it very often.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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The cave temple is administered by the Sri Sri Bala Gangadaraswami Mutt
Mutt
A mutt is a mixed-breed dog.Mutt may also refer to: -Nickname or codename:* Mutt Carey , New Orleans jazz trumpeter...
. It is stated that a saint did tapas in the cave for many years and his samadhi is also found inside. One can feel the vibration if one enters the cave and stands before the samadhi.
There are three main deities consecrated inside. While a Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Lingam
Lingam
The Lingam is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples....
occupies the centre, on one side there is a Devi
Devi
Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
idol and on the other side, the idol of Lord Ganesh has been consecrated. On the other side of he cave a very old dhyana mantap is also found. The cave appears to be centuries old. When one goes inside the cave and sits in meditation for few hours they are sure to feel the vibration of the god and get mental peace. The temple is inside the naturally available cave inside the rocks . The detailed history of the temple was however not available but it was stated that the temple is as old as 4-5 hundred years and has been found and built by Sri Sri Balagangadaraswami mutt.
Visitors are encouraged to learn about and go around to each of the deities inside the cave. The samadhi with the photo of the saint is also there. For unknown reasons such temples have not gained publicity eeven though those who know the temple visit it very often.