Divine Mandir
Chikkonahalli Gate, Hirisave, Channarayapatna Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka, India
A modern Sai Samsthana cave temple on NH-75, centred on a 32-foot seated Shirdi Sai Baba image and accompanied by Udbhava Anjaneya, a goshala and a Sarpa Temple.
Hirisave temple guide
The temple is a modern cave-style Sai shrine whose central feature is a 32-foot seated image of Shirdi Sai Baba.
The complex also includes Udbhava Anjaneya, a goshala and a Sarpa Temple, with open land behind the main shrine.
Presiding form and institution
Sri Shirdi Sai Baba represented by a 32-foot seated image reached through a cave-like entrance.
Shirdi Sai Baba Cave Temple
Sai Samsthana Trust
32 Feet Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Gavi Temple
Temple meaning and devotional role
The cave-like approach creates a deliberate transition from the highway entrance into the main Sai Baba hall.
The institution associates its work with Shraddha, Saburi, service and faith.
Practices and setting
Thursday is identified as the principal weekly day for Sai Baba worship at the Sai Samsthana temples.
Darshan, archana, abhishekam, annadanam and quiet meditation are the practices explicitly described.
Foundation and development
The source describes a modern temple founded by Dr. Pujya Sri Gurumurthy Guruji after a 1994 Sai Baba vision.
The site forms part of the Sai Samsthana Trust’s network of temples.
Built form and worship space
A dim cave-like entrance passage leads to the main hall and 32-foot seated image.
The modern campus includes the Anjaneya shrine, goshala, Sarpa Temple, parking and entrance shops.
What makes this temple distinct
The seated image is the defining feature of the shrine.
A passage leads visitors into the main hall.
A self-manifested Hanuman image is described nearby.
The campus includes a cow shelter and serpent-deity shrine.
Choose the visit pattern that fits
Choose a non-Thursday morning.
Use the NH-75 Chikkonahalli Gate destination.
Allow one to two hours as suggested by the source.
A practical, optional flow
Proceed carefully through the dim approach.
Continue into the main hall before the 32-foot image.
Walk to the nearby Hanuman shrine.
Continue through the campus as access permits.
Rail, air and road planning
The temple stands on NH-75 at Chikkonahalli Gate, about 150 km from Bengaluru.
Mandagere is named as the nearest railway station.
Kempegowda International Airport is described as approximately 170 km away.
Reconfirm current arrangements before travel
7:00 AM–7:45 PM
Open daily according to the source.
Busiest weekly day
Choose another day for quieter meditation.
Temple and weekly observances
The main weekly gathering day described for Sai Baba worship.
Temple-specific observances
Darshan, archana, abhishekam, annadanam and meditation are explicitly described.
Visitors should request any ritual through current temple arrangements rather than assuming availability.
A practical source-led summary
The source describes daily opening from 7:00 AM to 7:45 PM, with Thursday as the busiest devotional day.
Source-led Shirdi Sai Baba devotion and practice
Use current temple arrangements
May be requested through the temple.
May be requested under current arrangements.
Free food distribution may be organised.
Season and crowd planning
The source identifies this as the more pleasant travel period.
Suggested for quieter meditation.
Choose for the principal weekly gathering, with larger crowds.
Optional local and regional stops
Approximately 18 km from Hirisave.
Approximately 50 km away.
Approximately 55 km away.
Optional sequence; not a compulsory ritual order
Begin with the cave passage and main image.
Continue to the nearby shrine.
Complete the temple campus circuit.
An optional regional pilgrimage extension.
Before you enter
Sources carried by the supplied temple document
DT-SI-005-A_KA.docx — primary source for identity, architecture, institution and visitor route.
Institutional link embedded in the supplied document.
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