16-1294: (Redirected from Lakshmi Narasimha Temple ) Lakshminarasimha Temple may refer to the following buildings in India: Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Devarayanadurga , Karnataka Abaya Hastha Swayambu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Agaram Village, Hosur , Tamil Nadu Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi , Andhra Pradesh Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bhadravati , Karnataka Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Dharmapuri , Telangana Lakshminarasimha Temple, Haranhalli , Karnataka Lakshminarasimha Temple, Javagal , Karnataka Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri , Andhra Pradesh Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli , Telangana Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram , Tamil Nadu Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli , Karnataka Lakshminarasimha Temple, Vignasante , Karnataka Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple, Sholinghur , Tamil Nadu Shurpali Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple , Karnataka Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam , Andhra Pradesh Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Thalassery , Kerala Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri , Telangana Topics referred to by
32-625: A firangi , with gold etching on the hilt, to be used as a sword of the State by the Mysore maharajas, while seated on the ivory throne. Devaraja Wodeyar II, at this time, also reorganised his administration into eighteen departments, which, even today, is famous as the 'athaara kacheri' (eighteen departments), in "imitation of what the envoys had seen at the Mughal court." When the maharaja died on 16 November 1704, his dominions extended from Medigeshi in
48-533: A grand feast at the famous Shaivite centre of Nanjanagudu , and upon its conclusion having them first receive gifts and then exit one at a time through a narrow lane, whereupon his royal wrestlers strangled each exiting priest. This 'sanguinary measure' had the effect of stopping all protests to the new taxes. Around this time, in 1687, Devaraja Wodeyar II also made an agreement with Venkoji to formally purchase Bangalore town for Rs. 3 lakhs. The Maratha king opened negotiations with Wadiyar and agreed to transfer
64-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Devarayanadurga Devarayanadurga is a temple town and hill station located in the district of Tumakuru in the state of Karnataka in India . The rocky hills are surrounded by forest and the hilltops are dotted with several temples including the Yoganarasimha and
80-629: The Bhoganarasimha temples and an altitude of 1204 metres. Devarayanadurga translates to "Devaraya's fort" in Kannada ; the town got its current name after the Mysore ruler Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar captured it in one of his victories. The place is thought by many to be haunted. Devarayanadurga is located 15 kilometers (9 mi) from Tumakuru city and at an altitude of 3,940 feet, and about 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Bengaluru city,
96-529: The Carnatic-Bijapur-Balaghat province administered by Venkoji , the Raja of Tanjore , and Shivaji 's half-brother. In the first decade of his rule, Chikka Devaraja introduced various petty taxes that were mandatory for the peasants, but those from which his soldiers were exempted. The unusually high taxes and the intrusive nature of his regime created wide protests in the ryots which had
112-807: The Marathas was then sealed by the Mughals. The Mughals, under Aurangzeb, invaded the Vijayanagara region and, having conquered the Maratha-Bijapur province of Carnatic-Bijapur-Balaghat (of which Bangalore was a part), made it a part of the Mughal province of Sira. The payment for Bangalore was consequently made to Qasim Khan, the Mughal Faujdar Diwan of Sira and, through him, Devaraja Wodeyar II "assiduously cultivated an alliance" with Aurangzeb. He also soon turned his attention to
128-464: The capital of Karnataka . Namada Chilume Chikka Devaraja Devaraja Wodeyar II (22 September 1645 – 16 November 1704) was the fourteenth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1673 to 1704. During this time, Mysore saw further significant expansion after his predecessors. During his rule, centralised military power increased to an unprecedented degree for the region. Chikka Devaraja
144-411: The city for three lakh rupees. While the transaction was in progress, the Mughal army under Khasim Khan came, occupied the city, and hoisted the Mughal flag on its rampart on July 10, 1687. When the Marathas tried to retaliate, Chikka Devaraja Wadiyar stood before the walls of Bangalore and fought for the Mughals hoping that this would help him earn the favours of Aurangzeb. The deal that he negotiated with
160-436: The intention of either renewing his Mughal connexions or seeking Mughal recognition of his southern conquests, Devaraja Wodeyar II sent an embassy to Aurangzeb , at Ahmadnagar. In response, in 1700, the Mughal emperor sent the Mysore maharaja a signet ring seal bearing the title " Jug Deo Raj " (literally, "lord and king of the world"), and permission to sit on an ivory throne, and also a sword from Aurangzeb's personal regalia,
176-429: The north to Palni and Anaimalai in the south, and from Kodagu and Balam in the west to Baramahals in the east. According to Subrahmanyam 1989 , the state that Devaraja Wodeyar II left for his son was "at one and the same time a strong and a weak state." Although it had uniformly expanded in size from the mid-seventeenth century to the early eighteenth, it had done so as a result of alliances that tended to hinder
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#1732780111608192-628: The regions to his south which were less the objects of Moghul interest. The regions around Baramahal and Salem below the Eastern Ghats were now annexed by Mysore, and in 1694, were extended by the addition of regions to the west up to the Baba Budan Mountains. Two years later, Devaraja Wodeyar II attacked the lands of the Naiks of Madura and laid a siege of Trichinopoly . Soon, however, Qasim Khan, his Mughal liaison, died. With
208-506: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lakshminarasimha Temple . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lakshminarasimha_Temple&oldid=1183211058 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Religious buildings and structures disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-584: The support of the Jangama priests in the Virasaiva monasteries. According to ( Nagaraj 2003 ), a slogan of the protests was: "Basavanna the Bull tills the forest land; Devendra Indra gives the rains; Why should we, the ones who grow crops through hard labour, pay taxes to the king?" According to sources, the king, resolving upon a treacherous massacre , used the stratagem of inviting over 400 priests to
240-513: The very stability of the expansions. Some of the southeastern conquests described above (such as of Salem ), although involving regions that were not of direct interest to the Mughals, were nonetheless the result of alliances with Mughal Faujdar Diwan of Sira and with Venkoji , the Maratha ruler of Tanjore. For example, the siege of Trichnopoly had to be abandoned because the alliance had begun to rupture. Similarly, in addition to receiving
256-434: Was born on 22 September 1645, the eldest son of Maharani Amrit Ammani and Dodda Deva Raja ( Devaraja Wodeyar I 's elder brother), who had been the governor of a Mysore Kingdom town. He succeeded his uncle, Devaraja Wodeyar I upon the latter's death on 11 February 1673. He was installed on the Mysore throne on 28 February 1673. He continued his predecessor's expansion by conquering Maddagiri, thereby making Mysore contiguous to
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