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Adichunchanagiri, also called ''Mahasamsthana Math'', is a hill township in 
Official Website of Adhichunchangiri Mahasamsthana Math
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Nagamangala
Nagamangala is a PuraSabhe and a taluk in Mandya district, in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Nagamangala lies on the junction between NH-150A and SH-85. It is 43 km from its district headquarter Mandya, 70 km from Mysuru, 115 km from Beng ...
Taluk, Mandya District
Mandya district is an administrative district of Karnataka, India. The district Mandya was carved out of larger Mysore district in the year 1939.
Mandya is the main town in Mandya district. As of 2011, the district population was 1,808,680 ...
, Karnataka State
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, India, 110 km west of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India and 6 km from Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway 48, northerly to Bellur cross. Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math is situated on a rocky hill at an altitude of about 3,300 ft. above M.s.l. It is the spiritual headquarters of the Natha Parampare and Jogi Cult of Hindus of Karnataka.
Kalabhairaveshwara Temple
Sri Kalabhairaveshwara is the Kshetra Palaka of Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math. Lord Gangadhareshwara is the presiding deity. The Pancha Lingas, the Jwala Peetha, Sthambamba are all held in great reverence by the devotees. The peak point of the Giri (hillock) is known as Akasha Bhairava and the sacred pond by the temple is Bindu Sarovara. Two lakes have been built for the deepotsava programmes. The old Bindu Sarovara was also renovated as per agama tradition.Folklore
The Shivapurana, inscriptions and the folklore have references to this Kshetra. Legends say that AdiRudra handed over this Kshethra to Siddha Yogi who established the Siddha Simhasana and the Math. The present head, Sri Sri Sri Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji is the 72nd head of this Mutt. Swamiji became the head of the Mutt in 2013. The Mutt grew rapidly under the 71st pontiff jagadguru padma bhushan Sri Sri Sri Dr.Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
Gangadharaiah, famously known as Balagangadharanatha Swamiji (18 January 1945 – 13 January 2013) was an Indian religious leader who was the seer of Adichunchanagiri, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya district. He was awarded Padma Bhushan
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who headed the mutt from 1974 to 2013.
See also
*Adichunchanagiri Peacock Wildlife Sanctuary
Adichunchanagiri Peacock Wildlife Sanctuary—also called Mayuravana (“Peafowl Forest”) is a protected area situated in the Adichunchanagiri Hills near the Chunchunagiri Temple in Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya district
Mandya district is ...
References
External links
Official Website of Adhichunchangiri Mahasamsthana Math
* {{usurped,
} Hindu temples in Mandya district Hindu monasteries in India Geography of Mandya district Tourist attractions in Mandya district Cities and towns in Mandya district Hills of Karnataka