The Nambhi Narayana/Lakshmi Narayana temple is the largest and the oldest temple in Thodanur. This was originally a Jain basathi/temple. Hoysala king Bittidevaraya, who was a Jain was influenced by Saint Ramanujacharya and embraced Srivaishnava faith and came to be known as Vishnuvardhana. Saint Ramanujacharya installed the idol of Narayana in the Jain basathi. The main deity here is Nambhi Narayana/Lord Vishnu, the idol is tall with Shankha/Conch, Chakra/Disc, Gadha/Club and Padma/Lotus.
The utsava murthy/smaller idol is a replica of the main idol. The presiding goddess is Aravindavalli.
Tonnur Kere is huge and situated in Thodanur.
In and around Tonnur Kere are 4 ancient Hoysala temples (1000 years or more) they are:
- Venkataramana/Srinivasa
- Parthasarathi and Venugopal
- Yoga Narasimha and Saint Ramanujacharya
Place Statistics:
Type of Place: Historical Lake and Ancient Temples
Situated: Mandya District, Srirangapatna Taluk
Distance: 130 Kms from Bengaluru, 30 Kms from Mysuru, 8 Kms from Padavapura
Type of transport: Pandavapura is well connected by both Rail and Bus services. Good roads lead up to the lake and the temples.
Facilities: A small snack shop near the lake
Temple Contact Information:
Sri Raguram Bhattar,
Sri Gopala Krishna & Yoga Narasimha Temple,
Kere Thonnur : 571434
Mandya District
Telephone: (08236) 251795
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