Hariharapura | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 13.5011°N 75.3122°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chikkamagaluru |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Koppa |
Governing Body: | Grama Panchayath |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 6.45 |
Elevation M: | 636 |
Population Total: | 2456[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 577120 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91-8265 |
Registration Plate: | KA-18 (Chikkamagaluru)KA-66 (Tarikere) |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Shivamogga |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Udupi-Chikkamagaluru |
Hariharapura is a village located in the Koppa Taluk, Chikkamagaluru district district in the state of Karnataka, India. The place has a Matt(Hindu Temple) of goddess Sharadamba on the banks of the River Tunga. The place is serene amidst forest, Arecanut farms and rice fields and surrounded by small hills. It is believed that Daksha performed "yagna" here.
The name of the place is derived by the presence of two temples Hari & Hara located across each other. The four-hundred-year-old Shiva (Hara) temple is located upstream on the banks of the River Tunga, about a kilometer away from the Matth. This temple has intricate carvings on three sides depicting the entire Ramayana.
Hariharapura also boasts of a 110-year-old bridge across the Tunga connecting it to Koppa. This bridge is believed to have been built by Sir M Visveswaraiah. Hariharapura is an ideal place to visit the surrounding places in the western ghat region.
It is believed that the holy math of hariharapura was a consequence of Bhagavadpada Sri Adi Sankaracharya's visit to the village. During his visit, it is believed that he met young Krishna, hearing all information and moved by the divine vibrations of this place, chose to install Sri Chakra and consecrated Mother Sharadamba initiated Upadesha to Sri Krishna disguised as a gopala/cow-herd boy. And the Sri Adishankaracharya Sharada Lakminarasimha Peetamcame into existence. It is believed to be one of few Dharmapeetams established by the Sringeri shankaracharya.