Sri Hemadryambha ( "hemadri" means gold "amba" mean mother) is the golden goddess regarded as the gramadevatha of the Bannur municipal town region located next to the Kodanda Rama Deva temple. She is regarded as the one of the Saptha Matruka's where the other forms of the goddess are associated with nearby districts.
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Description
The devi is regarded as the sri lalitha maha tripura sundari . The complete vision of the image of devi is of the golden yellow in form with four hands where the upper two hands are with chakra (left hand) and conch shell(right hand), the lower two hand with right hand on the abhaya mudra and oher left hand on the kati sthala and the sri chakra on her navel. she is standing in the natya bhangi.
History
The goddess was worshipped by Sri vidyaranya the 12 jagadguru of the sringeri sharadha peetam during the time of the vijayanagara empire performed rituals upon which the goddess was pleased by the devotion of the saint there by people witnessed golden rain had occurred hence she is also referred to as swarna vrushti pradayini, later on stages the goddess was brought and worshipped in bannur previously it was called vahnipura at the time of magha masa (month of February) further the jatramohotsava celebrated on every year.