Temple is great and a sight to see. Typical South Indian temple architecture. Long queues visible for for paid and free darshan both. Always crowded, especially weekends. Go early, as early as 5 AM to get ahead in the queue. Bus no 201 starts from Mysore city Bus, platform 23 takes directly to Chamunda Hill

Unplanned visit to a great Temple!Four of us, on tour in Mysuru, came to Chamundi Hills to visit the close-by Chamundeshwari Temple. However, since the queue to enter was too long, our guide suggested that we visit this less-known Mahabaleshwara temple instead, to deposit the offerings we had purchased on the way up. I am so happy we did so.The guide told us that this Mahabaleshwara temple is older than the famous Chamundeshwari temple closeby. It had been built in the 8th century, four centuries earlier than its neighbour. There were much less people too, allowing us to enjoy its beauty and serenity at a leisurely pace. The temple is surrounded by a tall wall about 12 feet high. The temple is dedicated to Mahabaleshwar, another form of god Shiva.Photography within the temple is prohibited. We saw many Hindu idols within the temple.This temple needs more exposure. People visiting the adjacent Chamundeshwari temple should be encouraged to visit this ancient temple that depicts an earlier architectural period.

In the premises of the Chamundi temple. Not usually crowded.

Its next to Chamundeshwari Temple. Nice place .must visit

Mahabaleshwara temple is one of the sacred temple of chamundi hill.....it is the adobe of the lord shiva.......it is a divine and holy place......it was calm,relaxing and has nice atmosphere......it is considered truly auspicious during mahashivaratri to visit this place.......it is worshiped by many people.........the story of mahabaleshwara is that the demon king ravana with all his might couldnt move the athma linga of lord shiva.......it is peaceful and feel devotional once you enter the temple......may lord shiva bless all.

I have visited this place at day and night. You must visit this place at night to have an infinite long view of Mysore city at night. Really awesome place to be relaxed.

Peaceful temple with quiet atmosphere. VISIT this after visiting Chamundi temple

Good temple. Nice view - Mysore during sunset

Ancient temple architecture.. well maintained. Very impressive architecture.

Very calm and neet

This temple is near to Chamundeshwari temple. Comparing with Chamundeshwari temple this is small and very less crowded.

Place is good for worshipping and get blessed . please avoid any unnecessary conversation with any person, If you ask about the price only they will stick to you and ask you to purchase the stuffs of which you asked price for. So irritating and arrogantly they behave with you. So be cautious, worship and leave the place.

This temple is 2000 years old temple.Lord Shiva is diet here . good maintenance and infrastructure

Though its very old temple,its architecture is very simple without any sculpture.The sanctum has phallic form of lingam with a silver facial mask and inner halls had simple round pillars to support the ceiling.shikaram is very small with some stucco images and nothing much to view from the design perspective.

This is the true temple, not the commercial temple 100’ north. It’s free, as a Ganga Shiva temple should be. No pix. No gathering place, no dancing circle, no temple to the mount. Only Nandi guards the entrance, attends Shiva, and only the priest approaches. (I attach a picture I found later hanging on a tree!) I only rate it 4 stars because only Belur rates 5. (Oddly, most of the pix on the Google listing ate not from this temple.)

Small temple just next to the Chamundeshwari Temple...not much crowd here...very quiet place

A must visit place in Mysore. Good weather here makes it feel like a hill station and gives a picturesque scene of Mysore city. Upper hill top is dedicated to Devi Chamundeshwari and at a lower side there is giant monolithic Nandi made of granite. There are also few picturesque viewpoints from where you can see the city providing spectacular view of city and of Mysore palace. The view is breathtaking when the palace is lit up usually on Sundays.

Chamundeswari devi

Nice temple on top of the hills. The trip uphill to reach the top of the temple is very interesting. The temple is 11 kilometers from Mysore palace and nearly 8 kilometers of the journey is uphill along the spiral ghat route. The cool breeze from the forests makes the trip pleasing.

Temple is very elegant

This very temple is.older than Chamundeshwari Temple. This temple is also on Chamundi Betta, and just beside the. Chamundeshwari Temple . Very recently this temple also got renovated by Government of Karnataka, Hindu Endowment Department. One can found Kalyani in front of the temple, recently unearthed by concerned department, beside this very temple Lord Vishnu temple exist.

Mahabala temple situated at the top of the hill. One of the oldest temple at the top of the hill before chamundi temple in mahabaladri Hill (later it is called as chamundi Hill) crowded at the time of Dasara and other festivals seasons calm place. Restored the temple by the authority. Besides the temple parks are established nice to take photographs. Visit historic place when you visit Hill.

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Beautiful peaceful serene atmosphere

Beautiful temple have attractive history...structure , cleaning very good...well maintained

Nice temple just behind the Chamundi temple... Nice one but very old Temple... Keep it clean....

Mahabaleshwara temple on Chamundi hillsCalm and quiet placeLess crowded

Location : Just near to the Chamundeswary temple.Old but with a plane archetecture.Because of less number of visitors, this temple is having a very peaceful and serene atmosphere inside. One can strikingly sense the stark difference in temperature of inside and outside the temple. It is nice to have a just sit in that cool-calm atmosphere.A must know place for those who like inner explorations

This temple is located near by Shree Chamundeswari temple. Seems it is very old temple. This temple is very calm and peaceful.

Devoted to lord Shivas avatar of Mahabaleshwar. The temple also houses many Lingas and also a Parvati temple in the Durga Devi avatar.

Near chamundi temple ,Mahabaleshwar (shiva) beautiful temple.

The Mahabaleshwara temple is on top of the Chamundi hills. The ancient Mahabaleshwar temple is located right next to the Chamundeshwari temple.The temple is much older than Chamundeshwari temple. In fact, this is the original temple of Chamundi hills.Mahabaleshwar temple was built in the 8th century.The temple is architecturally beautiful.The main deity of the temple is Mahabaleshwar, which is Lord Shiva. The temple also has other shrines in it. Compared to Chamundi temple, this temple is small, but not much crowded, one can find it calm and peaceful. Once you visit to chamundi hill, dont miss out to visit this ancient temple.

One of the nicer temples. Very beautiful, peaceful place, lots of character. Friendly people

Very calm and very well maintained temple . Its beside the main temple in chamundi hills .temple dedicated to lord Shiva or Mahabaleshwar

I really liked this templeIt is located around the corner from Sri Chamundeshwari temple, and generally people do not visit this temple muchI followed the signboard and reached here to find a really beautiful temple, with intricate work, and the pujaris very welcoming & narrating to me the history of the temple..All the normal poojas are conducted here

Like any other temples too many people who are queueing 1-2h . The temple is nice from the back side - more clean area compare to other sides

Ancient temple dedicated lord Shiva.Peaceful atmosphere.

Its actually Shri Mahabaleshwar Swamy temple located beside Chamuneshwari temple..

Excellent, rare and calm temple at most busy place

This is the first temple of chamundi hill, as per might people says that this is an udbhava linga.Temple is very good calm type of temple.

Visit at least once in your life time.

Jai Mahabaleshwar

Very peaceful and good place...😊🙏🙏👍👍👌👌

Beautiful place ! Beautiful temple

After seeing too much of crowd at Chamundi temple, ull get a silence and peace environment at this temple...

Do not get fooled by the local. He is showing you around and wont let you go before giving an oversized donation.

Ancient temple of Lord Shiva with amazing ambience

Its part of no.of temples in chamundeswari hills well maintained & worshipped temple

Best place to visit.

Good god bless u all

A fine temple tower with full of sculptures

I planned for this area as I heard about a lot from my family & relatives, but I could not reach there.

God gives life

Very nice Temple, must see in Mysore

Great temple!

Ancient temple, more than 1000 year old.

Beautiful temple with lots of sculptures

Only thing I dont like here is they charge money to get inside temple.

This Temple is located on Chamundeswari hill in Mysore

Old temple ,nice

Nice place

Very nice Temple

Good temple

Nice temple

Clean n green

Mahabaleshwara temple

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After visiting Chamundeshwari temple, do visit this temple. It is a very ancient temple and comes under the category of monuments protected by the government.

Lots of people but access to the temple garden. Its harder to get to the sanctuary.Slip offs, donated in a baggy storage room, there are plenty of places to donate. But it is enough to buy a package of flower coconut per group and at the shrine 10rup / person

Beautiful temple.