History
HOSKOTE , 30 km from Bangalore was a pre-historic centre. According to a copper plate grant dated 1494, given to a Veerashiva Matha the place was founded by Thamme Gowda, the chief of Sugatur. The place is also noted for a large tank with an embankment which is two miles long, and when full, forms a sheet of water not less than 12 km in circumference. Thammegowda is said to have constructed this tank and by raising an armed force, he annexed places like Anekal, Mulbagal and Punganur (A.P.). His successors ruled till 1638 A.D.
HOSKOTE , 30 km from Bangalore was a pre-historic centre. According to a copper plate grant dated 1494, given to a Veerashiva Matha the place was founded by Thamme Gowda, the chief of Sugatur. The place is also noted for a large tank with an embankment which is two miles long, and when full, forms a sheet of water not less than 12 km in circumference. Thammegowda is said to have constructed this tank and by raising an armed force, he annexed places like Anekal, Mulbagal and Punganur (A.P.). His successors ruled till 1638 A.D.
Shortly after, the territory was conquered by the Bijapur army and subsequently conferred as a Jahgir on Shahji, who resided at Bangalore,after which the Marathas ruled Hoskote for almost 51 years ie from 1638 to 1689. Shahji had an officer called Yeshwantrao posted here.Later on his son Shivaji had posted Raghunath Bhavji as the subedar of Hoskote.
On the capture of these
districts by the Mughal army under Khasim Khan in 1687, they became part of the
Sira Province.
In 1756, Hoskote was taken by the Mysore army, but was subdued by the Marathas (Peshwa). It changed hands several times until it was finally annexed by Haider Ali in 1761 A.D.The old fort area has the Avimukteshwara, Varadaraja and the Panduranga Vittaleshwara Swamy temples.
In 1756, Hoskote was taken by the Mysore army, but was subdued by the Marathas (Peshwa). It changed hands several times until it was finally annexed by Haider Ali in 1761 A.D.The old fort area has the Avimukteshwara, Varadaraja and the Panduranga Vittaleshwara Swamy temples.
The Panduranga Vittaleshwara Swamy temple has three cells in a row and the central cell has a statue of Panduranga Vittaleshwara Swamy about one metre tall, flanked by consorts Sri Rukmini ammanavar and Sri Sathyabhama ammanavar.
Two pillars in the temple are in
Vijayanagara style. The deity stands with his two hands placed on the waist.
The right cell has figures of Garuda and Ganapathi and the left a figure of
Hanuman. The main gate of the fort itself appears to have been used as entrance
to the temple, and touching this entrance are remains of fortification. The temple was built around the middle of the 17th century by Raghunath
Bhavji, Subedar of Hoskote Paragana at the instance of the Peshwa. The village
Turugalur (Malur tq) has been granted to the deity as per the record.
