Kalabhairaveshwara Temple

Getting there

• By road

  The hill is about 110 km west of Bengaluru, in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district. Bellur Cross is the gateway to Adichunchanagiri Hills.

• By train

  Pandavapura railway station, code PANP, is 4 km from Pandavapura town, and most Bengaluru to Mysuru trains stop there.

• By air

  Mysore Airport is eight kilometres south of Mysuru city, in the village of Mandakalli. The Airports Authority of India owns and operates it.

Why devotees come here

The Kalabhairaveshwara temple stands in Adichunchanagiri, a hill township in Nagamangala taluk, Mandya district, Karnataka. It sits on a rocky hill about 3,300 feet above sea level, in an ancient temple complex. The hill is also called Mahasamsthana Math.

The temple is listed among the Bhairava temples as Sri Kalabhairaveswara, at Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri in Mandya district. The hill is a sacred place in Nagamangala taluk, and the temple stands within its ancient complex.

The new Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira, in the same ancient temple complex, was built as a tribute to the spiritual lineage of the mutt. Its design is modelled on the Konark Sun temple, with architectural designs from the Hoysala, Chola, Chalukya and Ganga.

News On Air reported on 15 April 2026 that the Prime Minister was to visit the hill. He was to pray at the Kala Bhairava temple before inaugurating the new mandira. Jwala Peetha, also on the hill, is visited near the temple, and Shiva is believed to be in penance there.

Tips for your visit

• Jwala Peetha is on the same hill, so it is close to the temple.
• News On Air reported on 15 April 2026 that, after arriving on the hill, the Prime Minister was to visit Jwala Peetha.
• The temple is listed as Sri Kalabhairaveswara in lists of Bhairava temples, so ask for that name as well when you ask for directions.

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