LORD CHENNAKESAVA OF BELUR

The young Dankanachari thereupon hit with a hammer on the stomach of that august icon to prove his statement. And lo! a frog jumped out from the cavity made. The Youth ascended and the aged tottered. Later it was understood that both were father and son, long separated but now strongly united. When wonder ceased, Bittideva sought ways to install the befitting archamurthi in the temple. At the suggestion of the agamic pundits, one well sculptured idol found in the Bababuden hills was brought and installation completed. The defective one too was installed in another temple equally superb, and it now goes by the name of Kappe Chennigaraya - Chennakesava with a frog inside. The priests point out the cavity, if requested by the visiting public.

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