Temple Description

This is located four kms north from the taluk centre Mandya. A copper plate grants dated 1516 A.D. refers to it as Satanuru itself. A record of the same date, near the Anjaneya temple on the Satanuru hill, registers the grant of land to the Car festival of the god Sri Kambada Thirumala by a certain Singayya after establishing Shankha and Chakra slabs on all the four directions of the hill. The temple is on a small hill about two kms away from Satanuru and has a garbhagriha, antarala, navaranga and open mukhamantapa. The deity worshipped in the garbhagriha is of Narasimha sculpture, carved on a pillar. The pillar also has at the top, a carving of the deity Lakshmi. This temple is of about 15th century. There is a footprint referred as that of the deity in front of the temple as well as the temples of Anjaneya and Lakshmi. The Puranic legend refers to the incarnation of God Vishnu as Ugranarasimha and his appearance coming out from a pillar for his devotee and killed Hiranya Kashipu. During the days of Yugadi, Ratha Sapthami, Gokulasthami and the last days of Shravana, special worship to the god is held as well as worship on every Saturdays.