CANARA TEMPLE TOUR KSTDC -TEMPLES IN CANARA

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There are many temples in Canara with many folklore associated with them and most of them more than a thousand years old which have borne the test of time.

One such temple is the Annapoorneshwari temple in Horanadu. Horanadu is a village  in the western Ghat mountains not very far from Shringeri,The next important temple is the temple at Shringeri itself. Down the Western Ghat mountains from Shringeri is the Kollur Mookambika temple.Few kilometers away on the Highway is the Shiva temple of Murdeshwar. On driving towards Kundapur from Murudeshwar you come across KUMBASI or Anegudda Vinayak temple which is some ten kilometres away from Kundapur towards Udupi.Ahead is the Udupi Krishna Temple. Away from the Main road towards Mangalore from Udupi is the Durga Parameshwara temple at Kateel and in Mangalore is the temple at Kadri and Mangaladevi temple.On the Mangalore Bangalore highway is Dharmastala and the temple at Kukke Subramanya.

MURDESHWAR IN UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT

 

Murdeshwar  is a sacred spot some hundred kilometers from Udupi and is also a place of religious significance and has a temple which is said to be very old and dedicated to Lord Shiva and is a place worth visiting once. The temple is set on a hillock adjacent to the sea in the form of some kind of a peninsula.

The modern day attraction of this place is a large statue of Lord Shiva erected some twenty years ago and visible from a distance. In the night the entire statue and temple is lit with flood lite creating an heavenly experience.

There are many ways to reach this place. One route is via Shimoga and the other is via Mangalore. If one is to take the route from Mangalore it would be Mangalore to Udupi to Kundapur to Bhatkal and the next stop is Murdeshwar gate. The temple is some four kilometers inward from the highway towards the sea.