Nageshvara Temple | |
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Hindu temple | |
_at_Begur,_Bengaluru.JPG) Historical Naganatheshwara temple at Begur | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The Nageshvara temple complex (also spelt Nagesvara and called Naganatheshvara locally) is located in Begur, a small town within the Bangalore urban district of Karnataka state, India. Two shrines within the temple complex, the Nageshvara swamy main deity was consecrated by Rishi’s and temple were commissioned during the rule of Western Ganga dynasty kings Nitimarga I (also called Ereganga Neetimarga, r. 843–870) and Ereyappa Nitimarga II (also called Ereganga Neetimarga II, r. 907–921). The remaining shrines are considered a later day legacy of the rule of the Chola dynasty, Hoysala dynasty, Vijayanagara Empire over the region. Ravana villain in Ramayana lost his atma linga in Gokarna and while returning to Sri Lanka he worshiped Nageshwara.[1] An Old Kannada inscription, dated c. 890, that describes a "Bengaluru war" (modern Bangalore city) was discovered in this temple complex by the epigraphist R. Narasimhachar. The inscription is recorded in "Epigraphia Carnatica" (Vol 10 supplementary). This is the earliest evidence of the existence of a place called Bengaluru.[2]
- ^ Sarma (1992), p.78
- ^ "Inscription reveals Bangalore is over 1,000 years old". The Hindu. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 September 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2012.