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{{Infobox temple
| name = Old Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore
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| coordinates = {{coord|12.9180|77.6185|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:IN|display=ti}}
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| district = [[Bangalore]]
| location = [[Bangalore]]
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| deity = Lord Someshwara
| year_completed = 1247
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'''Old [[Madiwala]] Sri Someshwara Temple''' located in [[Bangalore]] city (also Bengaluru), [[Karnataka]], [[India]] is dedicated to the deity Someshwara (the Hindu god [[Shiva]]). It is one among the oldest temples in the city and dates back to the [[Chola]] Empire period.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|title=Chola Dynasty Temple|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Theres-some-history-under-our-feet/articleshow/7966660.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616030841/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-13/bangalore/29413187_1_tools-trees-north-bangalore|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-06-16}}</ref> The temple belongs to the early 12th century.(1247 AD).

The temple houses a "[[Swayambu]]" [[Lingam|Shiva lingam]] in it Sanctum Sanctorum (Shiva lingam formed by natural Rock Formation). But unlike other ancient temples in Bangalore, this temple is in good shape and cared well by people around.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

==Inscriptions in Tamil==
{{main|Tamil inscriptions of Bangalore}}
The Someshware temple at Madivala is one of Bangalore's oldest, dating back to the [[Chola Dynasty|Chola]] period. There are a number of [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] and [[Grantha Alphabet|Grantha]] inscriptions on the outer walls of the temple. The oldest of these inscriptions dates to 1247 AD talks about a land grants "below the big tank of Vengalur" by a Veppur (modern Begur) resident. Other inscriptions also talk about other land grants including those done during the reigns of [[Veera Ballala III|Ballala III]] and [[Rajendra Chola]]. Another instrciption dated 1365 talks about land grand at Tamaraikkirai (which translates to 'lotus pond bank' in Tamil, and according to HS Gopala Rao, Secretary of the Karnataka Itihasa Academy refers to the present day Tavarekere suburb.<ref name=Meera>{{cite news|last1=Iyer|first1=Meera|title=Ancient temple; bustling junction|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/14855/content/212867/from-mann-mysore.html|accessdate=4 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=Deccan Herald|date=20 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=Srikumar>{{cite book|last1=Srikumar|first1=S|title=Kolar Gold Field: (Unfolding the Untold)|date=12 March 2014|publisher=Partridge Publishing|isbn=978-1482815078|page=57|edition=International|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrWEAwAAQBAJ&dq=tamil+inscription+begur&pg=PA57|accessdate=18 January 2015}}</ref>

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File:Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore.jpg|Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore
File:Roman Script of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore.jpg|Roman Script of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore
File:English Translations of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore.jpg|English Translations of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Madiwala Someshwara Temple, Bangalore<ref name=RiceIX>{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Benjamin Lewis|title=Epigraphia Carnatica: Volume IX: Inscriptions in the Bangalore District|date=1894|publisher=Mysore Department of Archaeology|location=Mysore State, British India|url=https://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref>
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==Vengalur (present day 'Veppur' (Begur))==
[[Begur, Bangalore|Begur]] is referred Veppur in the inscription. Some of the Tamil words starting with a 'va' are pronounced in Kannada as 'ba'<ref name=Meera /><ref name=Srikumar /><ref name=hinduismtoday />

==Tamaraikkirai (present day Taverekere)==
From inscriptions(1365 AD), it is known that [[Taverekere]] was once called ''Tamaraikkirai''.Tamaraikkirai meaning 'the banks of the lotus pond' in [[Tamil language]]<ref name=deccanherald />

==Special days==
'''Maha Shivratri :''' Celebrated every year on Month of February in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the Hindu Calendar (that is, the night before and day of the new moon).

'''Pradosham :''' Occurs once in every 15 days and considered most auspicious by Shaivites, it occurs almost 2 days before either Amavasya (black moonday) or Pournima (full moon day).

==Gallery==
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File:Madiwala someswara Temple.jpg|Someswara Temple,Old Madiwala,Bangalore. The temple is said to be a [[Chola]] period structure, making it one among Bangalore's oldest. The earliest record dates to 1247 AD.<ref name=deccanherald>{{cite news|title=Ancient temple; bustling junction|work=Deccan Herald|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/14855/tv-talk.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202201737/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/14855/tv-talk.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-02}}</ref>
File:Banglore old Chola Temple.jpg|Someswara Temple,Old Madiwala, Bangalore. With four carved pillars, the artha mantapa has a large and elegantly proportioned granite Nandi facing the linga.<ref name=deccanherald/>
File:OldmadiwalasomeshwaraTemple.jpg|Tamil Inscription, Someswara Temple, Old Madivala, Bangalore. The earliest record dates to 1247 AD<ref name=hinduismtoday>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/blogs-news/hindu-press-international/a-temple--god-s-home--is-even-more-than-that/11699.html |publisher=HINDUISM TODAY | title = A Temple, God's Home, Is Even More Than That| accessdate = 11 June 2013}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Chola architecture]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Dravidian architecture]]

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