Kolaramma is the presiding deity of the town of Kolar in Karnataka. The Kolaramma temple is thousand years old and built by the Cholas in the South Indian style. Goddess Parvathi is worshipped as Kolaramma by the people of Kolar. The erstwhile maharajas of Mysore frequently visited this temple to get the blessings of Kolaramma. The temple itself has beautifully carved statues and designs all done using the abundantly avilabe granite stones. Another deity of this temple is Chelamma or the scorpion goddess. People belive that by praying at the Chelamma shrine a person will be guarded from scorpion bites by the diety. A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Karnataka or KarnÄtakÄ (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ... In Hinduism, Parvathi (The Little One) is one of the names of the goddess Durga, also called Uma, Bhavani and Kali among others. ... Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See the classification section for families. ...
Kote or the fort area once encompassed the temples of Kolaramma, Someshwara and was bordered by the Kolarammana Kere.
Now the fort is all but gone, disappeared into new residential areas, the collapse of old town was hastened by the British Christian Missionaries who constructed a Church and school next to the temples.
The major and important temples in the town are Kolaramma Temple and Someswara Temple.
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