Kaalabhairaveshwara Temple

Getting there

• By road

  The village is about 7 km from Hoskote town and about 30 km from Bangalore.

Rules to know

• The temple is reported to open only on festivals and on Ashtami, the eighth day after Amavasya.
• During the nine days of the April fair, outsiders are not allowed to visit the village.

Why devotees come here

Kaalabhairaveshwara Temple stands in Jadigenahalli village, Hoskote taluk, in Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka. The district government calls it a famous temple and an ideal place for spiritual peace and contemplation.

Jadigenahalli is well known for housing the Sri Kalabhairaveshwara temple. The village lies about 7 km from Hoskote town and about 30 km from Bangalore. Sapthamatha temple, another well-known shrine, stands on a hilltop in the same village. The district government calls the Kaalabhairaveshwara temple an ideal place for spiritual peace and contemplation.

The village holds an annual fair in April, often before Bengaluru Karaga. Locals offer decorated lamps, called Deepotsava, to nine goddesses from Ugadi to Ramanavami. The fair is said to have begun in 1950, after plague and cholera hit the villages. In April 2023, villagers kept a strict fast for nine days, going without sandals in the sweltering sun.

Once in nine or twelve years, a procession takes Devi Karagaparameshwari through Jadigenahalli to the Kalabhairaveshwara temple, after abhisheka and jasmine flowers are offered to her. The procession happens only at that interval.

Festivals

• AprilVillage fair

  Locals offer decorated lamps to nine goddesses, beginning from Ugadi and ending on Ramanavami.

• Once in 9 or 12 yearsKaragaparameshwari procession

  Devi Karagaparameshwari is brought in procession to the temple after abhisheka and jasmine decoration.

• Every month, on the eighth day after AmavasyaAshtami

  Worshippers come in large numbers and light ash gourd lamps during Rahu Kala.

Tips for your visit

• Every month on Ashtami, thousands of worshippers come to the temple.
• Kannada is the main language in the village, and several residents also speak Tamil.

Questions people ask