Shri Venkatramana Temple Kallianpur

Shri Venkatramana Temple in Kalyanpura (Kallianpura) near Udupi is one of the important temples of the GSB community in Dakshina Kannada region with a strong kulavi base of local GSB families. Located on the banks of the river Swarna, this temple has a very rich history dating back to 500 years. Sri Venkatramana placed in-between Sridevi and Bhudevi is worshipped by many families who are associated with Kallianpur.

The Simhasana of the Sanctum Sanctorum in the temple has three sections: The upper section contains the main deity of Shri Venkataramana along with Sridevi and Bhudevi. The middle section also consists of Shri Venkataramana along with Sridevi and Bhudevi. The lower section consists of the Utsav Murthy of Shri Gopalakrishna which is generally taken out for Pete(town) utsav and other celebrations.
Lord Hanuman, Lord Ganapathi, Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Garuda and the three ganas namely Ksethra Pala, Agni-bhairav and Drishti gana complete the temple.

There is a very interesting story on how the utsav murthy was found. It so happened that one merchant, Anant Baliga while crossing the nearby river Swarna on a boat, realized that the boat would not move forward and kept circling at a certain spot in the river. Puzzled, the boatman deep-dived into the water and found a 10-inch tall panchaloha (an alloy of 5 metals usually gold, silver, copper, zinc and iron) idol of Gopalakrishna. This was then duly installed in the temple as utsav murthy – an idol that is taken around in temple processions.

The temple witnessed the first Kanakabhiskha event in 1958 in the divine presence of HH Sri Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji.

This temple was renovated twice and recently in 1990. “Karthika masa depostsava” in the month of November, “Kanakabhisheka” in the month of January, “Varamahalaxmi Vrita” in the month of August, “Chandika Homa” in the month of September are the main religious functions being held here.