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Begur, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.8767°, 77.6267°
A temple complex on the southern edge of Bengaluru whose two principal shrines were raised under the Western Ganga kings Nitimarga I and Ereyappa Nitimarga II, with later additions in Chola, Hoysala and Vijayanagara idiom. An Old Kannada inscription of about 890 found here carries the earliest known mention of the name Bengaluru.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Ravana is said to have worshipped Nageshvara here on his way back to Lanka after losing the atma linga at Gokarna.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Western Ganga
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