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'''Chokkanathaswamy temple''', at [[Domlur]] in the Indian city of [[Bangalore]], is dedicated to the deity known as Chokkanathaswamy or Chokka [[Perumal]] (the Hindu god [Vishnu]). It is one of the oldest temples in the city . The temple has numerous Kannada and Tamil inscriptions that have been documented in the [[Epigraphia Carnatica|Epigraphia Carnatica Vol 9, Bangalore District (1905ed)]]. Based on these inscriptions the temple is at least as old as 1200CE.<br />
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== History ==<br />
This Chokkanathaswamy temple is considered is amongst the older temples in Bangalore.<ref name=DeccanHerald>{{cite news|title=History Of the Temple|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192004/metro9.asp|access-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114438/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192004/metro9.asp|archive-date=4 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are several notable sculptures and decorative features in the complex and the temple faces east.<ref>{{cite web|title=India9|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Chokkanathaswamy-Temple-45740.htm}}</ref> One Tamil inscription dated 1270 A.D. on a door frame states that the doors were donated by one Alagiyar and another inscription says of donation by one Talaikattu and one more inscription dated 1290 A.D. states that Poysala Vira Ramanada made donations to the temple.<ref name=DeccanHerald/> Vijayanagara style Navaranga and pillars are later editions.<br />
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File:Domlur chola stone art 10th century,bangalore.jpg|Chola stone art 10th century - Hindu god Vishnu in Chokkanathaswamy Temple<br />
File:Domlur Chola Temple.jpg|Tamil inscription, 10th century Chola temple, Domlur, Bangalore<br />
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==Tamil Inscriptions==<br />
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The Chokkanathaswamy Temple is considered atleast as old as 1200CE based on inscriptions in the temple and documented in the [[Epigraphia Carnatica|Epigraphia Carnatica Vol 9]], located in Domlur. There are a number of [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] inscriptions in the temple. Domlur is called as Tombalur or Desimanikkapattanam in these inscriptions. Chakravarthi Posalaviraramanatha Deva has left inscriptions with directions to temple authorities of his kingdom. Further some inscriptions record the tributes, taxes and tolls made to the temple by [[Deva Raya II|Devaraya II]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar Empire]], which state the houses, wells, land around Tombalur were offered to the deity Sokkapperumal. Another Tamil inscription dated 1270 talks about 2 door posts being donated by Alagiyar. Yet another inscription in Tamil details Talaikkattu and his wife donating lands from Jalapalli village and Vinnamangalam tank to the deity. A 1290 AD inscription talks about donation of ten pens from the revenue of Tommalur by Poysala vira Ramananda.<ref name=Rice>{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Benjamin Lewis|title=Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for Government|date=1887|publisher=Asian Educational Services|location=London, UK|isbn=8120609778|page=70|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0wSoEIub1YC&q=tamil+inscriptions+in+bangalore&pg=PA70|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=Githa>{{cite news|last1=Githa|first1=U B|title=A Chola temple in Domlur!|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192004/metro9.asp|accessdate=4 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=19 April 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114438/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192004/metro9.asp|archive-date=4 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Githa1>{{cite web|last1=Githa|first1=U B|title=Chokkanathaswamy Temple, a fine example of Chola architecture|url=http://www.chitralakshana.com/chokkanatha.html|website=Chitralakshana: All about Indian Art|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=Sridhar>{{cite web|last1=Sridhar|first1=Lakshminarasimhan|last2=Sridhar|first2=Geetha|title=Chokkanarayan Swamy Temple Domlur|url=http://www.vishnutemplesofkarnataka.info/Bang/Chokanarayana.htm|website=Vishnu Temples of Karnataka|accessdate=16 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118114213/http://www.vishnutemplesofkarnataka.info/Bang/Chokanarayana.htm|archivedate=18 January 2015|df=}}</ref><ref name=Priyanka>{{cite news|last1=Rao|first1=Priyanka S|title=Chokkanatha: The city's oldest temple|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/article524984.ece|accessdate=18 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=19 May 2012}}</ref><ref name=Harshitha-Domlur>{{cite web|last1=Harshitha|first1=Samyuktha|title=The temple of the Cholas|url=http://ramubangalore.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/the-temple-of-cholas.html|website=Suttha Muttha|accessdate=25 January 2015|date=10 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=Aliyeh>{{cite news|last1=Rizvi|first1=Aliyeh|title=Good vibrations|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/others/Good-vibrations/articleshow/44881818.cms|accessdate=6 February 2015|agency=Bangalore Mirror Bureau|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|date=20 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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File:Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore.jpg|Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore<br />
File:Roman Script of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore.jpg|Roman Script of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore<br />
File:English Translations of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore.jpg|English Translations of the Tamil Inscriptions of the Domlur Chokkanathaswamy Temple, Bangalore<ref name=RiceIX>{{cite book|last1=Rice|first1=Benjamin Lewis|title=Epigraphia Carnatica: Volume IX: Inscriptions in the Bangalore District|date=1894|publisher=Mysore Department of Archaeology|location=Mysore State, British India|url=https://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Present==<br />
The temple has been extensively renovated several times and only the sanctum sanctorum and two ardhamantapas exhibit antiquity.<ref name=DeccanHerald/><br />
The images of Vishnu, Sridevi and [[Bhudevi]] established in [[Garbhagraha]] are carved out of [[Shaligrama]] stone brought from [[Gandaki River|Gandaki]] river, in Nepal.<ref name=DeccanHerald/><br />
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== Temple timings ==<br />
'''Daily:''' Morning: 6:00 am – 11:00 am, Evening: 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm<br />
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'''Wednesday:''' Morning: 6:00 am – 11:30 am, Evening: 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm<br />
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'''Saturday:''' Morning: 6:00 am – 12:30 pm, Evening: 5:45 pm – 9:00 pm<br />
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