The Ranganatha Swamy Temple situated in Kalkunte a place in between Bangalore and Malur in Kolar District and it is 35 Km from Bangalore. A small Agrahara is still there and it has produced many illustrious people like Dr.Varadhachari etc.
The Sthala Puranams says that Srinivasa temple existed long back and the Moola Moorthy disfigured ( Binnam) and for long time there was no idol , say 300 years ago some one dreamt that they should reach VAKALERE Lake in Kolar district and there they will find a swayambu Murthy of Lord Ranganatha under a Ant-hill. The elders of the village reached the VAKALERE and behold they found our Lord under the ant Hill and they brought it to Kalkunte and built a small temple and started doing Pooja, The main occupation of the Village was stitching the Thaiyal Ellai ( As the people used to partake food in leaves stitched together.) Slowly due to grace of Lord Ranganatha the standard of people started rising up and the villagers progressed in every front.
Now we enter the Small and compact temple of Lord Ranganatha Swamy of Kalkunte. And here Swamy gives you darshan with usual anantha sayanam pose along with Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi at the feet , Brahma in Nabhi Kamalam a small but lovely Moorthy.
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