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Kadri Manjunath Temple
An ancient hilltop shrine to Manjunatha (Shiva) in Mangaluru, home to a celebrated 10th-11th century bronze Lokeshwara image that reflects the site's shared Hindu-Buddhist past.
Kadri, Mangaluru
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Mangaladevi Temple
The Bolar shrine to goddess Mangaladevi from which the city of Mangaluru takes its name, revered as the region's presiding Shakti deity.
Bolar, Mangaluru
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple
A landmark Shiva temple built in 1912 at the initiative of social reformer Sri Narayana Guru, historically significant as a temple open to the Billava community during a period of caste-based temple-entry restrictions.
Kudroli, Mangaluru
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Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
One of the most visited Devi shrines on the Karnataka coast, set on an islet in the Nandini river, famed for its unique tradition of daily poojas performed in rotation by different priestly families.
Kateel, Kateel
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Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple
One of India's most important Subrahmanya (Kartikeya) shrines, on the Kumaradhara River at Kukke Subramanya, nationally renowned for Ashlesha Bali and Sarpa Samskara rituals performed for relief from sarpa dosha.
Subrahmanya, Subrahmanya
5:00 AM - 1:30 PM
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Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmasthala
One of Karnataka's largest pilgrimage centres, an approximately 800-year-old Shiva temple uniquely administered by a Jain Bunt family and served by Madhwa Vaishnava priests, renowned for a free-meal (annadana) tradition open to all.
Dharmasthala, Dharmasthala
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Sri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple
A roughly 800-year-old temple at Hampankatta in the heart of Mangaluru, worshipping Mahaganapathi alongside the Shiva linga known as Sharabeshwara.
Hampankatta, Mangaluru
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Someshwara Temple
A cliffside Shiva temple overlooking Someshwara Beach in Ullal, believed to date to the Alupa era and known as a site for post-funerary Pitru rites.
Someshwara, Ullal, Ullal
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Bappanadu Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
A roughly 800-year-old Durga temple on the Shambhavi River at Mulki, famed for its founding legend involving a Muslim merchant, Bappa Beary, and its continuing tradition of communal harmony.
Bappanadu, Mulki
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Sri Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple
An ancient Devi temple at Polali in Bantwal taluk, dedicated to Rajarajeshwari, whose clay image and annual football-based Polali Chendu festival make it one of Dakshina Kannada's most distinctive shrines.
Polali, Kariyangala village, Polali
6:30 AM - 1:20 PM
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