Halasuru Someshwara Temple, Bangalore, Hindu temple in Halasuru, Bangalore, India.
Halasuru Someshwara Temple is a Shiva temple in Halasuru, Bengaluru, with a 16th-century eastern gopuram of carved grey stone rising in tiers of painted figures. A smooth stone pillar stands before the entrance, and inside, an open hall of forty-eight pillars with Yali piers leads to the sanctum.
The temple dates to the Chola period, and Tamil inscriptions record Mudaliars settled in the area. Major additions were made in the late Vijayanagara era under Hiriya Kempe Gowda II. The Gazetter of Mysore (1887) recounts that Jayappa Gowda (1420–1450 CE) dreamed of a buried linga and first built the shrine in wood; the Kamakshi temple was later built by the Mysore Maharajas.
Worshippers fill the courtyard during morning and evening rituals with chanting and the scent of incense sticks. Families from the neighborhood come regularly for prayers and blessings, while older residents linger on the steps to talk with each other.
The temple stands in Halasuru, reachable by metro at the nearby Indiranagar and Halasuru stations. The eastern gopuram is the main entrance, and the sanctum is entered through a closed mantapa and then the open hall of forty-eight pillars. Footwear is removed before the shrines, and the excavated temple tank lies within the site.
The walls carry old inscriptions in several scripts that record land grants and events from centuries past. Some of these texts name merchants and villagers who once supported the building.
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