Madhur Temple

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Madhur Temple
Madhur Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Region	Kasaragod,tulunad
Deity	Shiva and Ganapathi
Location
Shown within India
Geographic coordinates	12°33′13″N 75°00′37″E / 12.5534891°N 75.0101819°E / 12.5534891; 75.0101819
Architecture
Type	temple

Madhur Sree Madanantheshwara-Siddhivinayaka Temple is a popular Shiva and Ganapathi temple located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kasaragod town, on the banks of Mogral river, locally known as Madhuvahini.^[1] Though the main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva known as Madanantheshwara, meaning the god who killed Kama, the god of desires, more importance is given to Lord Ganapathi, who is installed facing south in the main sanctum itself. Priests of this temple belong to the Shivalli Brahmin community. Kashi Vishwanatha, Dharmasastha, Subrahmanya, Durga Parameshwari, Veerabhadra and Gulika are the sub-deities of this temple. There is also presence of Goddess Parvati inside the main sanctum.