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Vasanthapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka · 12.8953°, 77.5517°
A Chola-period Vishnu temple at Vasanthapura on the southern edge of Bengaluru, associated with two surviving sacred springs, Devatirtha and Vasantatirtha; the others were filled in as the city grew.
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.
The sage Mandavya is said to have found a self-manifested image of Vallabharaya here and raised the shrine, at the springs where the god bathed after his marriage to Lakshmi.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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