Junje Gowda

Junje Gowda is the legendary builder of the Male Mahadeshwara temple near Mysore. He was a local land lord belonging to the kuruba community and was a devotee of mahadeshwara.

Legend

Legend has it that Lord Mahadeshwara visited the house of Junje Gowda, a wealthy landlord of the Kuruba caste and a devotee of the god Beredevara. There he performed miracles to convince Junje Gowda of his power and in the end won Junje Gowda to his following. Junje Gowda is said to be responsible for all the temples built in the mountainous region of eastern Karnataka called the Madeswara Hills.

External links

* [http://www.ciil-ebooks.net/html/folklore1/epics.htm]