Tulunaadu Temples
Tulu Nadu is a region on the southwestern coast of Karnataka, consisting of the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. These districts were formerly the single district of Dakshina Kannada or South Kanara, but Udupi district was separated in August 1997. Also, northern Kasaragod of Kerala state was traditionally part of Tulu Nadu. Dakshina Kannada district is divided into five talukas, Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Sullia, and Belthangady. Udupi district is divided into three talukas Udupi, Karkala and Kundapura.
Tulunadu is famous for its numerous temples. While the place is famous for its Vishnu, Shiva and Durga temples, there are hundreds of temples of other deities as well.
In this section, we are putting up the basic info about most of the temples of Tulunaadu. Temple names are given with respect to their talukas.
Sri Kukke Subrahmanya maTha
Sri Subrahmanya maTha (also called sampuTa narasimha maTha) is situated to the southeast of the outer quadrangle of Kukke Subrahmanya Temple (Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka). This maTha was established by
Sri Bandarakeri MaTha
Besides the 8 maThas of Udupi, there are two more maThas coming under the category of tauLava maThas (from the tulu-speaking belt). One is Sri Bandarakeri maTha, which is headquartered
Sri PalimAru maTha
The chief branch of Palimaru maTha is in the village Palimaru, which is about 7 km from Padubidri, near Udupi. The maTha is located on the banks of river Shaambhavi.
Sri Somanatheshwara Cave temple, Nellitheertha
The Nellitheertha Somanatheshwara Cave temple is one of the holiest temples in South Kanara. It is a truly splendid temple appealing to both the spiritually oriented and the nature lovers.
Shri Brahmi Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kamalashile
Kamalashile is located at a distance of 35 km from Kundapura in Udupi district. Kamalashile is surrounded by beautiful mountains and evergreen forests with the river Kubja flowing by the
Shri Somanatheswara Temple, Agrahara, Subrahmanya
(Panchamithirtha) Along the road that leads to Kumaradhara, about a kilometer and a half from the Temple a path leads us to Panchamithirtha . This is a sacred spot in
Shri Manjunatheshwara Temple, Kadri
Kadri Manjunatheshwara temple being one of the ancient historical temple dating back about 1068 A.D. is very interesting place. The Manjunatha temple, Kadri belongs to the Vijayanagara style of structure.
Temples of Kundapura Taluk
Here we have listed the Temples of Kundapur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada
Temples of Puttur Taluk
Here we have listed the Temples of Puttur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada
Temples of Mangalore Taluk
Here is the list of Temples which comes under Mangalore Taluk, Dakshina Kannada
Temples of Karkala Taluk
ಶ್ರೀ ಅನ್ನಪೂರ್ಣೇಶ್ವರೀ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಕೊಡ್ಯಡ್ಕ ಶ್ರೀ ದುರ್ಗಪರಮೇಶ್ವರೀ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಮಾಡಾರು, ಬಜಗೋಳಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಅನಂತಶಯನ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಕಾರ್ಕಳ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಕರಿಯಾಲು, ನಲ್ಲೂರು ಶ್ರೀ ಕಾಂತೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಕಾಂತಾವರ ಶ್ರೀ ಮೃತ್ಯುಂಜಯ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ಬೋಳ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಲದುರ್ಗಾ ದೇವಾಲಯ, ತೆಳ್ಳಾರು