Kollur Mookambika Temple

Kollur Mookambika Temple
Inside view of the Kollur Mookambika temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictUdupi
DeityMookambika
FestivalsRathotsava, Navaratri, Vijaya Dashami
Location
LocationByndoor
StateKarnataka
Country India
Kollur Mookambika Temple is located in Karnataka
Kollur Mookambika Temple
Location in Karnataka
Geographic coordinates13°51′50″N 74°48′52″E / 13.8638°N 74.8145°E / 13.8638; 74.8145
Architecture
TypeKerala style
CreatorKing Halugallu Veera Sangayya
Completed~800 CE
The Golden Chariot of Sree Mookambika Devi
Lamp and the Kodimaram (Dvajastambha)
view of the entrance

Kollur Mookambika Temple is located at Kollur in Byndoor Taluk of Udupi District in the region of Tulunadu and in the state of Karnataka, India. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Mookambika.

Mookambika is the union of Adipara Shakthi and Parabramha as the Linga has integrated on its left side "Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswathi".[1][2][3][4][5] The temple is very special because it is part of the 108 Durgalayas and 108 Shivalayas. It is situated in the foothills of Kodachadri hills, on the southern bank of Souparnika River. Being situated in the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari, believed to be created by sage Parashurama.

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