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Kurudumale, a place in the Mulbagal taluk, Kolar district of Karnataka state, India. It is located a The Ganesha temple is considered to be very powerful.

It is located about 10 km from the mulubagal town, northerly. The giant, thirteen and a half foot sculpture of kurudumale Ganesha and the Someshwara temple of lord Shiva attract thousands of visitors from the surrounding states. This place was believed to be the place where Devas would descend from the heavens for recreation on earth. Many believers start new jobs or new work only after taking the

blessing of Lord Ganesha. There is another temple dedicated to Shiva called the Someshwara temple which is also situated in Kurudumale. The interesting thing about this temple is that it is built of a rock without any foundations. Another interesting thing is the architectural style of the temple; this temple is considered to be older than the Ganesha temple and was built during the Cholas period. Half of the temple has different style of carving, believed to have been done by artist Jakanachari and the other half is believed to have been carved by his son Dankanachari. The part of the temple supposedly built by Dankana's has statues and carvings which are more intricate and sophisticated. Ganesha temple in Kurudumale, situated on the same road as that of Someshwara temple, but here a huge Ganesha idol is being worshipped from ages unknown. It is said that the Ganesha statue was being worshipped in an open field, until Krishnadevaraya built a temple around it. Its too huge to imagine (14 ft in all), bigger than the Dodda Ganesha of Basavanagudi.

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05/03/2026

Jai Ganesha...
Today is Sankashtahara Chaturthi.
6/3/2026

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Address

Mulbagal Taluk, Kolar District
Mulbagal
563131

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurudumale

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