Gokarnatheshwara Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Dakshina Kannada |
Deity | Gokarnanatha |
Festivals | Maha Shivaratri, Navrathri, Deepavali, Dasara, Sri Narayana Jayanthi |
Location | |
Location | Kudroli, Mangalore |
State | Karnataka |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 12°52′34″N 74°49′54″E / 12.876119°N 74.831554°E |
Architecture | |
Creator | Narayana Guru |
Website | |
http://www.kudroligokarnanatha.com/ |
The Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, otherwise known as Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, is in the Kudroli area of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. It was consecrated by Narayana Guru. It is dedicated to Gokarnanatha, a form of Lord Shiva. This temple was built in 1912 by Adhyaksha HoigeBazar Koragappa.
This temple is now accepted as "Aadi" by the Billava community.
The temple is 2 km from the centre of Mangalore city. The temple has Gopuram (tower like structure) decorated with murals of various gods and goddesses. Murals depict scenes from Hindu epics and legends.