Namskaram to all Srivaishnavas, Champakapuri Kshetram popularly known as Sampige is a small village in Turuvekere Taluk of Tumkur District in Karnataka. It is nearly 104 KMs from Bangalore. The name of the place is related to Champaka Pushmam trees which were found in this place in the ancient times. Here an ancient Temple of Sri Srinivasa Perumal is situated which according to the sthala puranam dates back to Krutha yuga. This place was the capital of King Sudhanva and he worshipped Lord Srinivasa. After his rule the place was uder ruins. The idol of Lord Srinivasa was hidden in a Valmika and Narada accompanied by the Gandharvas used to worship the deity every night. A villager noticed a bright light in the Valmika and to their astonishment found the Idol of Srinivasa Perumal in it. They built a temple as it is now in that place. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/srinikps/album?.dir=/c509&.src=ph Please find the closeup shots of Champakapuri Srinivasa Perumal and Mahalakshmi Tayar in the above link. Sri. Srinivasa Perumal is in the form of Shankha, Chakra, Gadhadari with Sharanagathi Hastham. Sri Champakapuri Srinivasa is the Haath Perumal of many Hebbar Srivaishnavas including myself. Every year 10 day Brahmotsavam festivities are held according to the Srivaishnava tradition during May month and on the Vaishaka Shukla Trayodashi day the Grand Car Festival and Jatra is held during which many of the srivaishnavas from Bangalore, Tumkur, Mysore come and worship the lord and a huge gathering of people from the villages around shows the Popularity of the Lord. This year the Rathotsavam or the Car Festival is on 21st May. The route to the temple from Bangalore is as below. Travel Towards Tumkur on the National Highway 4. When you reach Tumkur take deviation towards the road leading to Shimoga and proceed futher. You get Gubbi Town and if you still proceed further for some kilometres you get Nittur Cross a junction where you need to take Left turn. After proceeding for a few furlong you have to take right turn to Sampige which is around 12 kilometres from there. You find many Coconut and Arecanut plantations on the Way to Sampige. Saturdays and Sundays there will Abhishekam for the lord. There is aother important Srivaishnava temple called Kadambapuri Kshetram nearby which is populary known as Kadaba, where an ancient temple dedicate to Lord Jagannatha and SriRama can be found. Om namO nArAyaNAya Sampige Srinivasa Iyengar 98808 26180 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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