Saturday, May 5, 2018

A TRIP TO KAIWARA VILLAGE



After being dejected with the so called popular spots in and around Bengaluru I chanced upon this nice place through a casual talk with the Landlord of my friend with whom I stayed in Bengaluru. It was around 9 am that we started for Kaiwara which has many historical and mythological stories. It is said that Pandavas stayed here while in exile and the Cave where Bhima deposed the body of the Bakasura is nearby.

Besides the folk lore in the 18th Century a legendary saint Narayanappa called popularly as ‘Kaiwara Narayan Thata’ lived here and attained Samadhi near Kaiwara. There is a Mutt here. The ‘Jeeva Samadhi’  of the saint who lived for 110 years is just behind the main deity. We reached around 11 am after having a healthy breakfast at Hosakote. ( Hosakote was supposed to be our earlier destination but we extended it to Kaiwara and didn’t regret it a bit !! ). We passed through little and huge farms with Mango trees, Snake Gourds, and many other Fruits and Vegetables cultivated. It was a typical village setting which I had  longed for. We first visited the Mutt and were fortunate enough to bear the ‘Palkhi’ carrying the Saint’s Statue. Although I felt the ‘Palkhi’ a little heavy (This was the first time I had lifted one!!) I soon thought maybe by bearing it at least some of my sins will be lessened. There was one pradakshina done and we sat at the Mutt for some time.

It is a nice place and has a wonderful atmosphere. There was ‘Annadhanam’ and we ate the tasty food. After the food we went to Kailasagiri where there are ‘Vinayaka’, ‘Shiva’ and ‘Ambaji Durga’ deities. On top of the hill there is a good view of the surroundings and a water reservoir can be seen. From there we went to Vaikuntam or ‘Taathaiyya Gavi’ which is the cave where he meditated. It is also on a hill top. Next we went to Bhima lingeshwara temple and lastly Swami Narayana Temple. The Temple was closed and would only open at 5 or so. However as we had to cover a huge distance to get back, we returned back before the temple opened.
Roughly 80 Kms from Bengaluru.

Carry sun glasses, Cap or any other protection as the heat is too much. Take drinking water also.