5/5 Arvind K. 3 months ago on Google • 201 reviews New
Today
we
went
to
the
Shakanbhari
Devi
temple
here
in
Bengaluru.
This
temple
is
famous
with
the
name
Banashankari.
While
going
through
history
it
is
known
to
me
that
Shakambhari
Devi
is
a
Hindu
Goddess
originally
Parvati
Devi
wife
of
Mahadev
Shri
Shambhoo
Shankar
and
hence
called
as
Shankari
being
wife
of
Shri
Shankar
God.
This
temple
which
we
visited
today
was
built
somewhere
in
1800
to
1900,
which
at
that
time
was
in
the
forest.
And
hence
locals
started
calling
it
the
temple
of
the
deity
residing
in
the
forest
as
van
Devi.
Van
means
forest...as
the
time
lapsed
,
it
became
famous
as
Banashankari
coz
van
means
Ban
means
forest
in
Sanskrit.The
idol
of
honour
Banashankari
Devi
is
said
to
be
a
replica
of
Shakambhari
Devi
at
Badami
in
Karnataka
State
itself.
The
area
near
the
temple
is
famous
with
the
name
Banashankari.
The
temple
is
situated
(after
the
development
of
the
forest
area
into
the
city
over
the
time)
in
between
Banashankari
Metro
station
and
Bus
stand.
It's
very
easy
to
go
there
by
auto,
cab...
Even
if
you
go
by
your
own
vehicle,
there
is
lot
of
space
available
for
parking
at
temple
side
and
even
at
Metro
station
parking.
The
temple
area
is
huge
and
is
having
some
temples
of
other
deity.
Mahaprasad
is
available
till
the
time
of
temple
closure.
All
facilities
like
parking,
wash
rooms,
and
other
necessities
are
available
here.
I
liked
that
the
Mahaprasad
is
served
in
more
than
sufficient
quantity
in
steel
plates
and
it
is
expected
and
done
by
the
bhakta
to
wash
and
clean
their
plates
for
using
the
same
by
next
one.
Really
enjoyed
the
premises
having
boon
of
sanctity,
silence
and
what
not....
