Bherya

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Coordinates: 12°35′21″N 76°20′59″E / 12.589088°N 76.349616°E / 12.589088; 76.349616 Bherya is a village in Mysore district of Karnataka State, India. The village is a holy place, hosting 1200 year old Sri Chennakeshava temple.Now it is also famous for Doddamma and Kariyamma temples.[1]

The village became famous recently because of the movie K.G.F: Chapter 1. Raja krishnappa bairya was the name of the movie's lead - Yash.

Akkihebbal, Bherya

Bherya village was in Hosa Agrahara hobli, KR nagar Taluk, now belongs to new taluk Saligrama in Mysore district. Bherya is located 10 km north east of Saligrama town, 18 km north of Krishnarajanagara town, 21 km, south west of Krishnarajpet and 60 km north-west of Mysore city. It is located beside the main state highway road, north of River Kaveri and west of River Hemavati.

Temples[]

Bherya has a beautiful temple of lord Chennakeshava, a form of Lord Vishnu. The temple was built during the Hoysala era. [Alternatively, it is built by Cholas; a minister of Chola's destiny named as Dhodda baira built this Village and Temple, hence follows the name of this village Bherya (Bhaira)]. The main deity, Chennakeshava idol in soap stone has a profusely carved Prabhavali. Doorway at the garbagriha entrance is also intricately carved. There are Jaya-Vijaya statues in stone at the doorway. The Garbagraha has no Shikara. The surrounding of Garbhagraha has many fine sculptures; most are broken including Dashavatara images. The ceiling of the navaranga has a well carved, considerably deep Bhuvaneshwari representing dikpalas in addition to geometrical and floral patterns. All over the Navaranga are fine motifs of Keerthimukhas, which are the live representation of Hoysala style. The Devakoshta has many has many fine relief sculptures. The architecture of a temple is along that of Temples in Beluru and Halebidu, but on a much smaller scale. The whole complex is begging for an urgent restoration and maintain ace.

The place also has temples for Lord Ishwara and Anjaneya, and a mosque.

An inscription in front of Anjaneya temple, dated 1606 AD quotes Devaraja Mahipala, perhaps Chikka Devaraja, son of Mysore king Devaraja Wodeyar. It speaks of village Bherya along with its twelve helmets being converted in to a new agrahara, and being renamed as Devarajapura.[2]

Education[]

MORARJI DESAI School- Bherya

Govt First grade college, Govt Junior college, Govt higher Primary school and Dayananda Vidya Samsthe (primary and high school)

Demographics[]

There are 4,915 people in Bherya living in 1092 houses.[3][4]

PIN code[]

There is a post office in Bherya and the postal code is 571608.[5]

Image gallery[]

  • Bherya School

  • KRP Road

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.karnataka.gov.in/Gazetteer/Publications/District%20Gazetteers/Mysore%20District/1988/Mysore%20Dist%20Gazetteer%201988%20Chp%2019.pdf
  2. ^ https://www.karnataka.gov.in/Gazetteer/Publications/District%20Gazetteers/Mysore%20District/1988/Mysore%20Dist%20Gazetteer%201988%20Chp%2019.pdf
  3. ^ "Bherya Village in Krishnarajanagara (Mysore) Karnataka | villageinfo.in".
  4. ^ "Bherya Village Population - Krishnarajanagara - Mysore, Karnataka".
  5. ^ "Bheriya Pin Code (Mysore, Karnataka) | Bheriya Postal Index Number Code (Pincode)".


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