Date: 23rd Dec 2017
Visitors: Arun, Shilpi and Harsh
Fee: None.
Timing: 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Distance: 425 Kms one way.
Parking: Road Side.
Food: Small snacks available.
Photography: Allowed.
Other attractions nearby: Madhukeshwara Temple, Banavasi.
Shri Marikamba temple located in Sirsi town is dedicated to goddess Durga. Its believed that the idol was recovered from a tank and installed in the temple and worshiped. The eight handed goddess is also referred as doddamma meaning elder sister of all goddess. The walls of the temple is decorated with beautiful murals. The temple chariot festival held every year is one of the famous procession in all of Karnataka. In olden days animal sacrifice was one of the main feature during the festival. The practice was brought to halt in later years by various leaders. S.N Keshwain and Vitthal Rao Hodike were credited with accomplishing this difficult task.
I heard that since nothing else is there to do in town you can find lot of people in the temple. This is the only place people visit.
It was proved undoubtedly when we visited. We saw schools bringing kids as part of day picnic.
We saw school students leaving temple in queue even at 8:30 PM while coming back from Banavasi.
The murals depicting scenes from the epics were painted in red all over the temple.
A social welfare group was getting petition signed by devotees to protect cows and we too signed it.
A nice town for a stopover if driving up north from Bengaluru.
We stayed in Hotel Madhuvan which was a decent hotel for a night stay. We had lunch in the restaurant below which was average.
We were here.
We met Sunil after the temple visit and all of us went to Madhukeshwara temple in Banavasi.
Visitors: Arun, Shilpi and Harsh
Fee: None.
Timing: 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Distance: 425 Kms one way.
Parking: Road Side.
Food: Small snacks available.
Photography: Allowed.
Other attractions nearby: Madhukeshwara Temple, Banavasi.
Shri Marikamba temple located in Sirsi town is dedicated to goddess Durga. Its believed that the idol was recovered from a tank and installed in the temple and worshiped. The eight handed goddess is also referred as doddamma meaning elder sister of all goddess. The walls of the temple is decorated with beautiful murals. The temple chariot festival held every year is one of the famous procession in all of Karnataka. In olden days animal sacrifice was one of the main feature during the festival. The practice was brought to halt in later years by various leaders. S.N Keshwain and Vitthal Rao Hodike were credited with accomplishing this difficult task.
I heard that since nothing else is there to do in town you can find lot of people in the temple. This is the only place people visit.
It was proved undoubtedly when we visited. We saw schools bringing kids as part of day picnic.
We saw school students leaving temple in queue even at 8:30 PM while coming back from Banavasi.
The murals depicting scenes from the epics were painted in red all over the temple.
A social welfare group was getting petition signed by devotees to protect cows and we too signed it.
A nice town for a stopover if driving up north from Bengaluru.
We stayed in Hotel Madhuvan which was a decent hotel for a night stay. We had lunch in the restaurant below which was average.
We were here.
We met Sunil after the temple visit and all of us went to Madhukeshwara temple in Banavasi.
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