Mukti Naga temple

The world’s largest monolithic statue of the most desirable Lord Naga is the fabulous attraction of Mukti Naga temple. It is 16 feet elevated and 36 tones in heaviness standing erect for the last 200 years. It is the most desired places to visit near Bangalore. The Serpent deities’ home was none other than the Shri Mukti Naga Kshetra.
 
As per the historical incidents, the devotees of Lord Naaga use to make 9 pradakshinas around the popular anthill which is a place where the serpent resided.  It is believed, devotees use to get their desires fulfilled within 90 days of their activity. The people residing here have always referred to this place as the Junjappana Bayalu which means Junjappa’s field. 

The popular Mukti Naga temple is a perfect merge of the diverse types of temples and deities set up in the same place. You will observe the temple dedicated for Lord Ganesha, which is named as Shri Kaaryasiddhi Vinayaka temple. Next to this situates the dedicated temple of lord Subramanya which is in the Naga Avatar.

The huge Shri Kaaryasiddhi Vinayaka temple holds the huge statue of the Sharti Dhara Subhramanya where the idol is 21 feet tall and 56 tons in weight. There are around 107 Naga sculptures which are covered by the 1 large and 7 hooded Naga. Towards the other side of the road there are many temples which are solely dedicated to the goddess. These are all managed by the Shri Subrahmanya Seva trust.

Inside of the Mukti Naga temple, there are numerous projects which are going on. The main temple is the shrine of the Renuka Yellamma, Patalamma temples and Adi Mukti Naga temple.  These shrines are mainly dedicated to Lord Narasimha, Siddhi Vinayaka, goddess Nilambike, and Lord Shiva.

There is 400 years gigantic Big Banyan tree which is known by the name of Dodda Alada Mara in the language of Kannada. The major root of this tree succumbs to the innate disease, thus, the tree have diversified look. There are some nearby Nurseries which is to be discovered if you venture to this location.

Temple history

It is believed that Lord Subrahmanya once appeared in the dreams of Shastri. He further followed the dream and reached Ramohalli. There he saw a cobra which measures around 25 feet in length, moving very slowing towards the roadside.  Nagabhushana, who came to consult Shastri stated that he has never seen such a huge snake in this region.

Both of them entered the farmland to see the three serpents of Shastri’s dream. There they spotted an inner spectrum, where hood open three snakes moved very quickly. Shastri was extremely happy and filled with a mixture of joy and surprise at the same time. Sensing the potential of this enriched place, he further obtained permission from the Nagabhushana for the pacification of the rituals and performed for the people with the Sarpa dosha.

Followed by this, Shastri again had the dream where Lord Subrahmanya asked him to build a temple with the idol of Lord Nagaraja with the similar height of the snake he found moving there. Thus, following the demand, Shastri took 3 years to raise the fund and built the temple. He infused 15 workers for a year to build up this temple.

The journey to this is itself a celebration for the people of Ramohalli.  Trucks carried the idol to the entitled place and it started showing heavily. The heavy shower, the scorching thunder showered the lord with rain and welcome the idol gladly. The commoner witnessed the miracle that day which is mentioned in the pages of the history. 

Mukti Naga temple is a mysterious and miraculous place where people come to cure skin diseases.

Muktinaga temple open timings

The timings are around 7:00 am to 7:00 pm all the days in the week. Special Mukti Naga temple Puja offerings are provided on Sundays and Tuesdays.  The special pujas are Saparivara Seva, Ksheerabhisheka, Mahabhisheka, and Sarpasamskara are successfully performed at the specified time inside the temple.

Nagara Panchami is highly performed with lights and flowers. Even the devotees offer milk abhisheka on this occasion. 

A one day trip from Bangalore to Mukti Naga temple is an adventurous trip. It will take half of the day to witness the history and the architecture of this place.  As per the reviews, the temple is well maintained and clean with a car parking facility available without any hassle.