Hiranyeswara Temple

Once upon a time, Bagepalli was ruled by the historical Paleyagars. The town, earlier known as Bhairavapattana, has its history installed permanently ineshwara temple during the rule of the Vijayanagara empire. brick and mortar. The Hakka-Bukka brothers constructed the historically famous Hirany The temple is located about 3 kms away from Pathapalya village of Bagepalli taluk on the national highway. It is constructed between Bhairavapattana and the foothills of Ramagiri, with Chitravathi and Papagni rivers flowing on either side of the temple. Initially, the Pancha Nandeeshwara temple was located here. It is said that sage Parashurama had constructed this temple here and installed a Shivalinga on a circular peetha or a platform and christened the Shivalinga as Pancha Nandeeshwara. This is supported by the edicts here. Around this temple, the remnants of four Shiva temples can be found in the four different directions. It is said that the chieftain of Vijayanagara empire, Hirannaiah and the son of Hakka-Bukka, Kemppannaraya were returning to Vijayanagara, after a victory in the war. A fight ensued between the two over a silly reason and Hiranayya halted his journey near Panchanandeeshwara temple and refused to come to Vijayanagara. Upset by this, Hakka-Bukka arrived at Pathapalya by travelling via Guraladinne Gantlamallamma valley and met Hirannayya. They tried to convince him, in vain. Hirannayya decided to stay at the temple for the rest of his life. The brothers finally relented to his decision and gave the responsibility of taking his care to the Paleyagar of Gummanayakanapalya, Khadri Patinayak, and also to the Palegars of Iniminchepalli (now Chikkaballapur taluk). Today, this temple is in a completely neglected condition. For the last 60 years, the Rathotsava has been stopped and the wheels of the chariot have totally collapsed. According to the chief priest Shirkantha Dikshit, efforts are on to renovate the temple, in order to preserve the rich heritage of the place, he added.