Gavi Sri Amara Narayana Swami Temple is located in Kaiwar, Chintamani Taluk, Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka. The Vishnu Temple here is a temple in the form of Lord Sri Venkateswara of Tirumala Tirupati. Kaiwara Tataya cave is also here. There is evidence that this temple is ancient and was founded by Indra. The present deity is said to have been installed during the reign of the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana.
Kaiwara Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple and Tataya Cave. It has 80 steps up a small hill. The view from the top of the temple is amazing as it is surrounded by hills. It is a natural cave and houses the main idol of Narasimha Murthy. The inside of the caves is cool and the Shivalinga is a trinity with Brahma, Vishnu and Ishwara on the three sides of the linga. Goddess Parvati known as Jaganmathe and Ganesha temples are adjacent to the main deity. The meditation hall at the center is large enough that natural light enters through the doors. The temple is well maintained and clean.
Kaiwara Hill is about 81 km from Bangalore. It is about 35 km from Chikkaballapur city and 36 km from Chikkaballapur railway station.
The temple has a total of 03 sanctums, Vishnu in the form of Amaranarayan is worshiped here. Other idols include Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. The Amaranarayan Swamy temple here has a mythological background. The peculiarity is that there are no two gatekeepers named Jaya and Vijaya at the front gate of the temple. Here the so-called gatekeepers are not there when the door is closely observed. According to the priests, in the Treta Yuga, the gatekeepers were cursed by the sages. As a result he was born as Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyapa.
There was no alternative watchman to watch the door of Lord Vishnu who came and settled here in the Treta Yuga. Thus he linked the existence of Bhagavan Amaranarayana Swamy Temple to the days of Treta Yuga, which also existed in this Kali Yuga.
According to local legends, Lord Rama visited Kaiwara twice. Once with Vishvamitra in a mission to protect the yagnas being performed by sages and second time during the exile of Sita Devi and Lakshmana. There is a cave called Rama Cave in the temple of Amara Narayana. It is believed that Lord Rama stayed in this cave. On the outskirts of Kaiwara is the temple of Veeranjaneya.
On a nearby hill, Lakshmana shot an arrow in order to get water to quench Sita Devi’s thirst, a small lake called Lakshmana Tirtha was formed at this place. Adjacent to Lakshmana Theertha is Chamundeshwari Devi Temple. After killing the demon Mahishasura, Goddess Chamundeswari visited this theertha, bathed in its holy waters and assumed a peaceful form.
This place is also known as Eka Chakrapuri. Lord Surya drives the chariot from east to west every day. The wheel of his chariot broke when it was over this place. It was called ‘Eka Chakra Pura’ because Lord Surya went on his way after repairing and repairing his vehicle for some time.
