{"id":5837,"date":"2019-01-15T07:05:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T07:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=5837"},"modified":"2019-02-20T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T10:56:56","slug":"omkareshwara-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/omkareshwara-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Omkareshwara Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5839\" src=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Omkareshwara-Temple-Coorg-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Omkareshwara-Temple-Coorg-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Omkareshwara-Temple-Coorg.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">temple<\/a> is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/history-of-madikeri\/\">Madikeri<\/a> and was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/madikeri-fort\/\">King Lingarajendra II<\/a> in 1820. It was built to atone the killing of an innocent Brahmin. The <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">temple<\/a> is in the Indo-Saracenic style, combining typically Keralite tiled roofs with Islamic domes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/madikeri-fort\/\">King Lingarajendra II<\/a> is said to have killed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Brahmin to fulfil his political ambitions. However, the king started to have nightmares for his cruel deed. In order to free himself from the nightmares, he sought the advice of a few wise men. They asked the king to build a temple of Lord Shiva to regain his mental peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The king followed their advice and brought a Shivalingam from the holy town of Kashi and installed it at a newly constructed <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">temple<\/a>. It is said that the king stopped having nightmares after the <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">temple<\/a> was built. This Shivalingam is worshipped as Omkareshwara.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architecture<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5838\" src=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a60F18Uh-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a60F18Uh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a60F18Uh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a60F18Uh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/a60F18Uh.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/>The temple displays a unique style of architecture. The design is quite similar to the ones seen in Muslim dargah. The structure of the temple comprises of a large central dome with four minarets at the corners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no pillared hall as seen in most of the other temples. The history of the temple has been inscribed on a copper plate and is fixed on the entrance door frame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Omkareshwara <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">Temple<\/a> is a large and simple structure with a peaceful ambiance. A water tank exists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/temples-in-kodagu-2\/\">temple<\/a> premises. The tank has a mantapa built in the centre. This mantapa is connected by a walkway. The tank is home to large number of fishes and has also become a <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/tourist-places\/\">tourist attraction<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temple is located in Madikeri and was built by King Lingarajendra II in 1820. It was built to atone the killing of an innocent Brahmin. 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