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Saligrama is a town in K R Nagar taluk, in the Mysore District of Karnataka, India. This town is famous for a number of religious cites, including Sri Narasimha swamy Temple, many Jain basadis, and an ashram started by Shri Shri Ramanujacharya.
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History
Ramanuja arrived in Karnataka where the local tribals received him in this place. The local people who were averse to Swamy Ramanujar conspired a plan to do away with him. Swamy Ramanujar learning their evil intentions ordered Mudaliandan Swamy to place his feet in the drinking water pond in that area now called Saligrama At Saligrama, by partaking this Sripada theertham, the minds of the evildoers changed and they fell at Swamy Ramanujar lotus feet seeking forgiveness. Such was the greatness of our Mudaliandan Swamy .
Etymology
Ramanujar named this place as “Saligramam” which is near Melkote. Even today this pond is maintained by the archakar who ensures that no intruder pollutes the pond by locking the gate. There is a small temple opposite to this pond in which Swamy Ramanujar’s Thiruvadi chuvadugal are worshipped. There is also a deity of Swamy Ramanujar in Sesharoopam near the garbagriham