Kote Venkataramana Temple, Bangalore, Hindu temple near Fort area in Bangalore, India

Kote Venkataramana Temple is a Hindu temple on Krishnarajendra Road in Bangalore, built in 1689 in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style. Its sanctum connects to a central hall through a vestibule; the hall ceiling rests on pillars carved with clusters of colonettes alternating with yalis. The sanctum and vestibule walls are plain except for a frieze of deity sculptures at the base.

Kote Venkataramana Temple was built in 1689 by Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar, then ruler of Mysore, in Dravidian and Vijayanagara style. It stands beside the old fort, whose Kannada name kote gives the temple its name, next to land that was the Mysore Wodeyar residence and later Tipu Sultan's palace.

The name Kote refers to the old fort beside which the temple stands; kote is Kannada for fort. Vaikuntha Ekadashi is the main festival, when thousands of devotees gather here. The temple also appears as the setting of the treasure hunt in the book Riddle of the Seventh Stone.

The site sits about three kilometers from Bangalore City Railway Station with reliable bus and auto-rickshaw connections nearby. Visitors should wear comfortable clothes suitable for removing shoes before entering, as required in Hindu temples.

The temple appears as the setting of the treasure hunt in the novel Riddle of the Seventh Stone. Its name comes from kote, the Kannada word for fort, because it stands beside the old Bangalore fort and the grounds later used by Tipu Sultan.