MALUKOTE DOCUMENTATION

KANUMURI HOUSE

Melukote is located in the Mandya district of Karnataka. It is considered a highly sacred place in South India. Melukote lies at a distance of 51 kms from Mysore and 133 kms from Bangalore. It is in the Pandavapura taluka and famous for the Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple.

Cave Temple

The cave temple was constructed during the times of Kalyani Chalukyas.

This rock cut temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

The height of the ceiling is 5 feet. The incomplete columns suggest that the construction was halted.

Legend says that this place was one of the hide outs of Pandavas during their Vanavasa.

Anne Mane

• This structure found to the east of Cheluvanarayana temple was shelter for elephants during the king’s rule.

• Like most of monuments the construction style followed is post-lintel method.

It is rectilinear in plan, and measures about 11,000m by 4,500m.

Currently it houses the main chariot used during festivals.

Aramene Tota

• This palace was constructed about 1200 years ago. Was once abode for the kings and now is opened twice a year for the public.

Mantapa

Melukote is famous for its Kalyanis, Mantapas and pillared corridors. The Bhuvaneshwari Mantapa is found alongside Panchakalyani on the foothills of Yoganarasimha Temple hill.

The mantapa is octagonal in shape and has 16 pillars with beautiful carvings.

It was built by Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.

It sits on a base of 7 steps representing 7 lower worlds. It is built on the back of a tortoise. The seven layers on the roof represents the seven

Pt Narasimachar

This is a residence museum of renowned Kannada poet P T Narasimhachar.

This structure, like many other houses in Melukote has a Jagali, which is used as a semi-public space, has posts made out of timber and red oxide flooring.