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Sri
Arkeshwara
Swamy
temple
in
the
Gottalu
village
of
Mandya
Taluk,
was
built
before
the
12th
century
in
the
time
of
Cholas.
This
place
was
a
dense
forest
before
and
hundreds
of
cows
used
to
come
here
daily
for
grazing,
in
search
of
fresh
food
and
grass.
These
cows
belonged
to
the
house
of
the
Chief
or
Head
of
the
Channapana
Doddi
village,
which
was
about
1.5
kms
from
here.
The
house
servant
used
to
get
these
cows
here
daily
for
grazing.
Among
these
cows,
one
cow
used
to
give
milk,
only
when
surrounded
by
Gutti
plant,
Vushamparaji
plant,
Avarike
plant
and
a
Mruttike.
But
after
it
went
went
home,
it
used
to
give
blood
when
it
was
milked.
The
surprised
servant
informed
the
Chief
about
this
and
the
Chief
decided
to
go
and
check
it
himself.
Before
letting
the
cows
to
graze,
he
tied
a
Ugani
plant
to
the
neck
of
that
cow
in
particular,
in
order
to
identify
it.
As
usual,
the
cow
started
giving
milk
in
that
particular
place.
The
Chief
who
was
observing
all
this
from
the
top
of
a
tree,
got
down,
and
started
cutting
down
those
bushes
using
his
Chandrayudha.
At
that
time,
he
accidentally
hit
the
head
of
a
Linga
there.
A
chunk
came
off
and
it
pitched
first
in
Basavanagudi,
which
was
nearly
3
kms
away
and
it
pitched
next
after
2
more
kms.
It
still
rolled
on
further
and
finally
got
instated.
God
later
talked
to
the
Chief
through
someone
else
and
advised
him
to
build
a
temple
for
him
in
that
place.
The
Chief
obeyed
and
built
the
temple.
As
it
was
completely
surrounded
by
Avarike
plants,
people
started
worshipping
God
there
by
the
name
Arkeshwara
Swamy.
Later,
the
place
got
the
names
Guttalu
and
Arakeshwara
Nagara.
If
any
victim
of
snake
bite
comes
to
this
temple,
he
is
given
the
Srigandha
(Sandalwood)
teertha
prasada
which
is
on
the
almighty
and
the
victim
will
be
cured.
Even
today,
such
miracles
keep
happening
regularly.
Many
devotees,
suffering
from
Nagarasonku,
which
is
a
type
of
pigmentation
on
the
skin
because
of
small
injuries,
are
cured
here
by
applying
the
mud
from
the
Mruttike
(or
Hutta
-
Termite
colony)
on
their
skin.
Even
today,
the
family
descendants
of
that
Chief
perform
Rathotsava,
Vijayadashami
pooja,
First
Pooja
during
Karthika
Masa
and
other
special
poojas.
Devotees
throng
this
holy
place
in
large
numbers.
According
to
the
legend,
the
place
where
the
portion
of
the
smashed
head
of
the
Linga,
pitched
first,
came
to
be
known
as
Mandya,
the
place
where
it
pitched
for
the
second
time,
came
to
be
known
as
Chik
Mandya
and
when
it
rolled
further
and
finally
got
instated,
it
got
the
name
Mandeshwara.
But
nowadays,
it
is
known
as
Thandaveshwara.
Sri
Thandaveshwara's
prasada
works
as
medication
and
cure
for
rat
bites.
Also
since
the
head
rolled
here,
the
place
got
the
name
Holalu.
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