Male Mahadeshwara hills
Place name: Malai Mahadeshwara hills Type: Temple Distance: 210 kilometers from Bangalore Country: India Location: Eastern parts of Kollegal Talluk, Chamarajanagar district About the place: Malai Mahadeshwara is a sacred place for Hindus located 140 km from Mysore which is about 3000 feet from the sea level. Malai Mahadeshwara is also known as MM hills which has a temple dedicated to Mahadeshawra attracting not only pilgrims but also nature lovers. Malai Mahadeshwara is surrounded by 77 hills in the Eastern Ghats. Mahadeshwara is said to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Thousands of devotees from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the neighboring states visit this place and will have a holy dip in Antaragange, near the temple, rising from the ground and whose origin is not known. In Puranas (Hindu literature), the hills of Mahadeshwara are described as Jenumale, Anumale, Pachchmale, Kanumale, Ponnachimale, Pavalamale, and Kongumal. The dense deciduous variety forest is famous for its bamboo tr...