RVM Foundation Review

This is one of the famous attractions Bangalore had to offer from many years now. The Shiv Temple used to have a free entry before but now visitors are charged a minimum of Rs. 150 which includes a coin dropping while chanting 108 Om Nama Shivaya, tying sacred thread near the large Ganesh, entering the Jothir Lingas (including touching the ice cold Amarnath, doing milk abisheka for Shiva Linga, viewing famous Lingas around India, throwing coins in fortune pond, lighting diya and leaving afloat on the fortune pond, doing yanya(100 bucks extra), lighting up incense stick in front of the pond and navagraha pooja.

A professional photography souvenir is also available (extra payment). Some might find this really spiritual but a local Shiva Temple will have more spiritual vibrations than the Kempfort. The reason why i feel this is because the place is mostly commercialized. People visiting this place for the first time will surely have a Awww inspiring experience but old residents will not feel the same.

A polite evening can be spent here without much things to bother but when you look up at the might Shiva idol, it is surely a nice feeling ignoring the clothes drying in the balconies in the backdrop. :)

Its a place worth visiting once. The entry is from the basement of a shopping mall.

A really beautiful and mysterious place.. Should visit but please inquire about the charges. They charge Rs. 150 above per head.

Its a complete Commercialised religious place where you need to buy ticket for entry. And staff is rude and insensitive.

Awesome Place...... should visit to All for Lord Shiva!!!!!

Devotional but it should be somewhat spacious even though nice

It is to costly for enter and the poor people cannot see it

Great time with family . I suggest tonot take the entry tickets at the starting of the line. Open through out the day . Parking and show stall available .

It's a good place amidst the city to visit for two hours and it's very systematic.. Om Namah Shivay..!!!

Complete commercial temple.. I didn't feel devotional feeling here

Place is good. But the staff are like vultures. As far as you buy the special ticket, it s ok. If you have not bought the ticket, they will make sure that you are harassed by forcing to buy tickets at 3 different places on the way to last entry point from main entrance. And they target each and every one to buy the tickets by unnecessarily explanation and make everyone else to wait in queue. When I visited, hardly there were 20 people and took 30 min to go to last entry point. When asked why unnecessarily queue, they came on terrorising. Needless to say, rest of the people were amused as usual we are.

A very big statue of Shiva which s very good and nice place to meditate

Nice and awesome 65 feet tall Lord Shiva statute. Liked it a lot. Except that nothing much to do and visit there. I somehow felt like they made it crowded intensionally and it's a little commercialized.

Beautiful place. A must visit if you are a devotee of Lord Shiva and love spiritual vibes around. I don't want write more, rather advise to visit and explore the peace.

A temple where you get to see all jyothirlingas in one place. A go to temple for devotees of Lord Shiva. A huge statue of Lord Shiva with a back drop of his Himalayan abode can be seen. All arrangements for personal pooja and havan are available. Nice spiritual experience!

Everything was perfect.... except the entry fee. I personally hate any temple who take entry fee, but unfortunately, this is something every temple do these days. But, 250rs for entry, you guys are generally playing with people's aastha and devotion.

Care takers misbehave n treat ppl who come for free darshan Impolitely..

They also insist everyone to buy to special darshar or other tickets.. Some ppl cannot afford.. When they tell them that they have different behaviour n impolite..

This place is completely commercializedcommercialized expect for the shiva statue over there.

The shiva temple is a good place for the devotees. Miniature of all dhams makes the place exciting. The shiva idol is very beautiful. Liked the place.

Beautiful temple to vist and have Darshan of Lord Shiva with friends & family. Its a very neat, clean & peaceful place.

One of the best temple of Lord Shiva. Go in the evening time and spend your time with family in such a spiritual place.

Here entrance was free. But management without disclosing that snatching money in name of pooja and entrance fee for some artificial cave

Lovely place, Spiritual atmosphere, Shiva statue is magnificent... entry fee is Rs.150 but it is worth the money.

One can have darshan of all Shivlingams and all Shiv Shrines and Temples like Chardhams , Amarnath and Shiv Deities in one place and perform pujas .

We can see the 11 different Shiva lingas over here and also well maintained.

This is one of the best place you can visit in Bangalore, do visit once..... Wishes do comes true here.

Very nice place for devotees .. it is maintained clean enough ..

Very nice ambience.. excellent crowd management.. worth visiting ..

It's an awesome place to visit and you could see the power and peaceful place with lots of love

I m so happy with this place coz when ever I came here I fell soo peace full and relax om namoo Shiva.

The management is worst.. you have to pay the money to enter the temple. they collect money even for general entry. They make us to stand in que and when we reach half of the way they ask us to pay the money for general entry.. disappointed when we went thr frm yalahanka..

Good Place to visit for shiva statue and the mall.Its not a typical temple.

Unfortunately Google doesn't have negative ratings.. it's a scan here. Temple staff have made it completely commercial. They mention that the entry is free, but inside they force you to pay RS. 150. On checking they mention that the temple is taken over by Trust just 2 months ago and trustees are solely dependent on this money for living . This 2 months is never ending 2 months. Very disappointed visiting this place.

Nice place to visit in the weekend for the spiritually inclined

A place where you get a peace and freshness by looking at variety of linga

Two things we observed here. 1. This temple is fully commercial. They asked you to purchase special puja ticket. With out that ticket also you can go near to shiva no one asked to show your ticket. If necessary only you can buy ticket. 2. Here purohita cleaning linga with bathroom cleaner brush. This is nt at all fair

Very nice and pleasent guys but cry mny of minimum 1000 for each person dnt frget that

it is very beautiful place but very expensive .some one has to take initiative to reduce the fair.

Holistic place... Just sit for 5 mins to get peace of mind & peaceful soul

Hello friends, read this review before visiting. The temple is very good, hygene. The shiva murthy, 12 jyothirlingas in cave are made very beautiful. No doubt in that. But the problem here is with the people who are managing it, RVM foundation. They are mainly focussed on how to suck money from common Bhaktas who come to visit this place. For example, at the entrance a lady will tell you to buy ticket worth 150/head which includes 2 caves. But this is totally not required. The real cost to visit those 2 caves is 50/head. 150 is for special entrance during rush season, during shivratri n all. You just ask to give receipt for slipper's i.e. 5/pair and continue to move. In the later part after crossing Ganesha murthy at another counter you will asked to pay only 50 for those 2 caves. And proceed your journey and visit the place. The place ia really beautiful. Thank you.

You have to pay around 150 per head for entry in temple. It a very nice temple but the management has made it as a source of buisness for themselves.

A place for forced Charity. They have made charity compulsory. You can't do Darshan without paying .Unnecessary lines created for people to take special tickets .A business temple

A beautiful temple, but rather commercialized. Entry fee is Rs 155 if you want to see all the places inside the temple.

A nice place to visit were we can see the imitations of jothir lingas

Its not a Temple. You can call it as a Business Centre or tourist place.

Wonderful place where Lord Shiva residing in his huge shape approximately 100ft.. artificial kedernath , badrinath , Rameswaram. and all shiva's (roop) creates a magestic environment ...

Divine place replicating all the Jyotirlinga across India.
Recently the cost has increased for the special yaga

We went to the temple today and they have initially charged 150 rupees per person ..

I was like y did they even have to take that much amount..

Later understood that ..

They will let u do 7 poojas with your own hands to lord Shiva..

Loved it.

Palabhishek..

Lighting the candles in front of god

Lighting agarbatti

Homam

Rudraksha pooja

Shani dhosa pooja

Mysterious coin dropping ..

They have excellently built that cave thing which .. when u pass by will see the shapes and designs of lord Shiva from North India to South India..

It was amazing..

It's a must go Temple..

Obviously one of the must visit in Bangalore.. Very peaceful and very famous temple. Loved the idol of lord Shiva.

All money games... In every step they will ask money.. But temple was good

Statue is massive and majestic and remaining highlights are also good but felt like not an devotional place

Lovely experience. Very well organized tours available at the temple.

So peaceful experience and nice place... Must visit...