Sri Mookambika Temple, Kollur
Goddess Mookambika
Kollur, Udupi district, Karnataka
Managed by Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE)
Forest temple of the Goddess at the foot of Kodachadri, revered by devotees of Karnataka and Kerala.
History
The Goddess is believed to have killed the demon Kaumasura (Mookasura), who had been made mute. Adi Shankaracharya is said to have had a vision of the Goddess on Kodachadri and installed the idol; his seat (Sarvajna Peetha) is preserved. The linga in the sanctum has a golden line dividing it into Shiva and Shakti halves. Many people bring children here for Vidyarambham (initiation into learning).
Architecture
Kerala-Karnataka style on the Souparnika river; panchaloha idol of the Goddess.
Festivals
- Navaratri (Vijayadashami Vidyarambham)
- Rathotsava (March)
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Directions to Sri Mookambika Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Mangaluru International Airport, about 140 km
- By train
- Byndoor (Mookambika Road), about 28 km
- By road
- Buses from Udupi, Kundapura and Mangaluru.
Near the temple
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