Banashankari Amma Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Kempegowda International Airport is at Devanahalli, Bengaluru.

• By road

  BMTC buses, including a Volvo bus facility, connect the locality. The Banashankari Metro station on Namma Metro's Green Line also serves the area.

Why devotees come here

The Banashankari Amma Temple stands on Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru and is one of the city's most popular temples. The Banashankari locality, spread across South and West Bengaluru, takes its name from the temple. Its presiding deity is worshipped during Rahukala, a time considered inauspicious in Hindu belief.

Devotees come to the temple in large numbers, so the Government of Karnataka has placed it under the Endowment Department. The presiding deity, Banashankari Amma, is worshipped during Rahukala, a time considered inauspicious in Hindu belief.

The temple was built in 1915, and reports differ on who built it. One account names Subramanya Shetty. Another names Somanna Shetty, a devotee who set up an image of Banashankari Amma, carried from Badami in Bijapur district. Both accounts date the temple to 1915.

The temple's name is shared by the wider locality, which spreads across South and West Bengaluru. The shrine is one of the most popular temples in the city, and it stands on Kanakapura Road. A skywalk has been proposed to link the temple, the BMTC bus terminus and the Metro station at Banashankari junction.

Festivals

• September 13Birthday of Banashankari Amma

  One of the three yearly ceremonies at the temple, held on this date every year.

• OctoberDasara Festival

  The temple also holds its Dasara festival in this month.

• Pushya Maasa, end of December or first week of JanuaryTemple anniversary

  The temple anniversary is held in this month of the Hindu calendar.

Tips for your visit

• Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays are special days, when thousands of devotees come from dawn to dusk for special pujas.
• The temple is open to devotees every day.

Questions people ask