<p>Also called Seebi and Sibburu, Sibi is known for its centuries-old temple, built during the reign of Hyder Ali and later rebuilt in the early 19th century by three brothers Nallappa, Lakshminarasappa and Puttanna. <br /><br /></p>.<p>They are said to have made many additions to the Sibi temple in memory of their father, Kacheri Krishnappa, a high-ranked official in the king’s court of Mysore, and also in memory of their mother Alamelu who committed sati. <br /><br />About twenty km from Tumkur, on the Tumkur-Sira road (NH4), is Sibi. It is a small village with an eye-catching kalyani (tank) adjacent to a secluded temple housing the deity of Narasimha. The presiding deity of Sibi temple is not the usual sculpted idol but the Saligrama Narasimha (oval shaped black, hollow sacred stone). <br /><br />A week-long Sibi jathre concluding with a grand car festival of Narasimhaswamy temple is held every year in the month of Magha (February/March).<br /><br />The Sibi temple is famous for its wall paintings and stucco sculptures. You can see numerous terracotta and lime stucco images on the temple’s outer parapets. <br /></p>
<p>Also called Seebi and Sibburu, Sibi is known for its centuries-old temple, built during the reign of Hyder Ali and later rebuilt in the early 19th century by three brothers Nallappa, Lakshminarasappa and Puttanna. <br /><br /></p>.<p>They are said to have made many additions to the Sibi temple in memory of their father, Kacheri Krishnappa, a high-ranked official in the king’s court of Mysore, and also in memory of their mother Alamelu who committed sati. <br /><br />About twenty km from Tumkur, on the Tumkur-Sira road (NH4), is Sibi. It is a small village with an eye-catching kalyani (tank) adjacent to a secluded temple housing the deity of Narasimha. The presiding deity of Sibi temple is not the usual sculpted idol but the Saligrama Narasimha (oval shaped black, hollow sacred stone). <br /><br />A week-long Sibi jathre concluding with a grand car festival of Narasimhaswamy temple is held every year in the month of Magha (February/March).<br /><br />The Sibi temple is famous for its wall paintings and stucco sculptures. You can see numerous terracotta and lime stucco images on the temple’s outer parapets. <br /></p>
