THE ELEVATIONS SHOWS THE PYRAMIDAL SUPERSTRUCTURE ENDING IN A VAULTED ROOF OVER THE SANCTUARY AND THE EXTERNAL

PILASTERED WALLS WITH NICHES.

THE GATEWAY IS RICHLY-CARVED WITH SCROLLWORK AND VOLUTES CONTAINING MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES. THE TEMPLE IS A CENTRE OF SHAKTI WORSHIP, A CULT OF
L O C AT I O N ANCIENT ORIGINS OF THE DIVINE CREATIVE FORCE OF THE GODDESS. THE DEITY IN THE SANCTUARY WAS MAHISHASURAMARDINI, KNOWN AS KOLARAMMA. THIS HAD
REPLACED THE ORIGINAL IMAGE OF KOLARAMMMA. THE IMAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN BY SAPTAMATRIKA FIGURES.

2774
2774
2133.6

2133.6
KARNATAKA KOLAR

884

884
INDIA

1219
1219
H I S T O RY

1036.3

1036.3
THE TEMPLE OF KOLARAMMA IS MORE THAN A THOUSAND YEARS OLD. IT IS LOCATED IN THE KOLAR TOWN OF
KARNATAKA AND THE DEITY OF THE TEMPLE IS GODDESS KOLARAMMA. IT WAS BUILT IN THE SOUTHERN STYLE OF
ARCHITECTURE BY CHOLAS. GODDESS KOLARAMMA IS WORSHIPED AS GODDESS DURGA. THERE ARE TWO S O U T H E L E VAT I O N E A S T E L E VAT I O N
PROMINENT TEMPLES LOCATED IN KOLAR, THESE INCLUDE, THE KOLARAMMA TEMPLE AS WELL AS SOMESHWARA SCALE 1:100 SCALE 1:100
TEMPLE.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ROYAL FAMILY OF MYSORE USED TO VISIT THE TEMPLE AND GET BLESSINGS OF THE
GODDESS. THE TEMPLE HAS A DRAVIDA VIMANA STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE AND IT HAS INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE
PERIOD OF 1012 A.D. THERE ARE INTRICATE CARVINGS AND DESIGNS INSIDE THE GRANITE STONES OF THE TEMPLE.
NEIGHBOURHOOD CONTEXT
THE KOLARAMMA TEMPLE IS CONSTRUCTED IN AN ‘L’ PATTERN. IT IS BUILT IN THE DRAVIDIAN OR SOUTH INDIAN
STYLE. THE TEMPLE STANDS IN A WALLED COURTYARD LINED WITH A COLONNADED PORTICO. THE EAST GATEWAY IS
RICHLY-CARVED WITH SCROLLWORK AND VOLUTES CONTAINING MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES. THE SANCTUARY IS
ROOFED BY A PYRAMIDAL TOWER WITH A VAULTED ROOF AND HAS PILASTERED WALLS WITH INSCRIPTIONS. THE
TEMPLE IS A CENTRE OF SHAKTI WORSHIP, A CULT OF ANCIENT ORIGINS OF THE DIVINE CREATIVE FORCE OF THE
GODDESS. THE DEITY IN THE SANCTUARY WAS MAHISHASURAMARDINI, KNOWN AS KOLARAMMA. THIS HAD
REPLACED THE ORIGINAL IMAGE OF KOLARAMMMA. THE IMAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN BY SAPTAMATRIKA
P FIGURES.
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RESTAURANT H
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969.48
L L
HOSPITALS C
N N
ATM D I M
B

3047.21
715.94
G K E

A
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624.48
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ACCESSIBILITY LEGEND
A. GURBAGRAHUM / INTERIOR SANCTUM
D. PORTICO
2670.50 546.60 1106.00 1456.70 670.00 E. CENTRED GALLERY
F. TWO ROOMS
NEAREST BUS STOP – 6.3KM
GROUND PLAN
G. EAST GATEWAY
H. MALE AND FEMALE FIGURES
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION – 2.1KM – CHENNAI-KERALA-BENGALURU-KOLAR I. CURIOUS SCULPTURED FIGURE
SCALE 1:100 K. ENCLOSED SPACES BETWEEN MAIN TEMPLE AND EAST GATE
L. GRAND EASTGATEWAY
AIRPORT – 2KM – KEMPEGOWDA INTL. M. PAYALS / LIVE TERRACES
N. NICHES IN THE GRAND GATEWAY

B.S.ADITHI RAO – PES1UG20BA006

KEERTHANA SINGRI KISHORE – PES1UG20BA012
MANISH.V.NAIK – PES1UG20BA014
RENUKA VELICHETI – PES1UG20BA020
SOUNDHARYAA VENKATESAN – PES1UG20BA027

KOLARAMMA TEMPLE VEDA VEERABHADRA PATTAR – PES1UG20BA032

YASHWANTH.T.M – PES1UG20BA041
HARIHARA SUDHAN B – PES1UG20BA801
 STUCCO FIGURE

THE KOLARAMMA TEMPLE IS CONSTRUCTED IN AN ‘L’

PATTERN WITH A 20 FT. STONE ENTRANCE. IN THE CENTER OF THE TEMPLE, THERE IS SAPTAMATRIKAS. THEY ARE SEVEN MOTHERS
PLACED IN A SIGNIFICANT KEY POSITION.

STAMBHA

PLASTIC ART IS A PROMINENT FEATURE INSIDE THE

ANOTHER IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE KOLARAMMA TEMPLE IS HUNDI, ALSO
TEMPLE. THERE IS A SLAB WHICH DEPICTS A
KNOWN AS A WELL, THAT IS USED TO COLLECT OFFERINGS FROM DEVOTEES. THE
BATTLE SCENE IN THE TEMPLE, THERE IS ALSO A
HUNDI IS A VAST AND HUGE HOLE INSIDE THE EARTH AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS
STONE WHICH IS ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF FEET
OF COINS INSIDE IT WHICH HAVE BEEN GATHERED OVER MANY YEARS.
TALL AND IT HAS HORSES, ELEPHANTS, CARS AND
SOLDIERS DEPICTED ON IT.

IT HAS GRANITE STONES THAT DISPLAY A RANGE OF

FOUR AND A HALF FEET TALL VIRAGAL STONE INSCRIPTIONS MADE BY THE CHOLAS. IT HAS BEEN NOTICED
THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 INSCRIPTIONS FOUND
INSIDE THE TEMPLE, IN KANNADA AND TAMIL.

B.S.ADITHI RAO – PES1UG20BA006

KEERTHANA SINGRI KISHORE – PES1UG20BA012
MANISH.V.NAIK – PES1UG20BA014
RENUKA VELICHETI – PES1UG20BA020
SOUNDHARYAA VENKATESAN – PES1UG20BA027

KOLARAMMA TEMPLE VEDA VEERABHADRA PATTAR – PES1UG20BA032

YASHWANTH.T.M – PES1UG20BA041
HARIHARA SUDHAN B – PES1UG20BA801