Kurudumale is a village in the

Mulbagal Mulabagilu is a town and taluk headquarters of Mulabagilu taluk in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies just off the National Highway 75 as the easternmost town of the state and a hill landmark. Etymology "Mulabagilu" (� ...

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district of

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state, India. It is located about 10 km from the mulubagal town, northerly. The giant, thirteen and a half foot sculpture of kurudumale Ganesha and the Someshwara temple of lord

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attract thousands of visitors from the surrounding states. This place was believed to be the place where Devas would descend from the heavens for recreation on

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. There is another temple dedicated to

called the Someshwara temple which is also situated in Kurudumale. The interesting thing about this temple is that it is built of a rock without any foundations. Another interesting thing is the architectural style of the temple; this temple is considered to be older than the Ganesha temple and was built during the Cholas period. Half of the temple has different style of carving, believed to have been done by artist Jakanachari and the other half is believed to have been carved by his son Dankanachari. The part of the temple supposedly built by Dankana's has statues and carvings which are more intricate and sophisticated.

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File:Someshvara temple at Kurudumale (profile).JPG, A profile of the Someshvara temple File:Someshvara Temple at Kurudumale (rear view).JPG, Rear view of the Someshvara temple {{Hindu temples in Karnataka Hindu temples in Kolar district Villages in Kolar district