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| Know Dharmasthala |
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Dharmasthala is a small, but well-known, temple village on the banks of River Nethravathi, in Beltangady.
LOCATION
State : Karnataka
On the Mangalore-Charmady Road 40 miles from Mangalore and 20 miles from Charmady lies a place called Ujire. From Ujire a road branches off to Shree Dharmasthala 5 miles away.
PLACES TO VISIT
1. Badinede Betta - This hill is also called as Annappa Betta. His Shrine and dwelling place of four Dharma Daivas situated on this hill.
2. Rathnagiri Betta, Bhaghavan Bahubali Statue -
A Monolithic statue of Bhagavan Bahubali situated on the hill called Rathnagiri Betta. This is a monolithic statue weighing almost 200 tons and measuring 52 feet long and 14 feet wide.
3. Manjusha Museum - In this museum lie great ancient works of arts, beautifully crafted stone, metallic statues, paintings etc.
4. Vintage Car Museum - The collection in this museum contains old horse chariots, invaluable rare vintage cars etc. We may call this as the study place for history of transportation. Each and every car has been kept in extreme care and good running condition.
5. Kukke Subramanya, a beautiful village at the foothills of the Western Ghats, with the famous temple of Lord Subramanyaswamy is 45km away.
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The main lord of the Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala is the Shri Manjunathaswamy. Shri Manjunathaswamy is regarded as another form of Lord Shiva. The deity of Lord Manjunathaswamy has a relationship with the temple of Kadri Manjunatha of Mangalore. It is believed that about 5 centuries ago a Jain family was blessed by the angels of Dharmasthala. Later, the Jain people made temples and installed the images of Dharma Daivas. This myth relates that to bring the Shiva Linga from Kadri, Dharma Daivas sent a vassal to Annappa. The temple Annappa faces the idol of Manjunatha in Dharmasthala.
The lord of the Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala represents the Indian mythological relationship, religion and scholarship. The Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala holds its grand Deepotsava festival during November and December every year. The riot of colorful lightings is one of the important features of this festival.
Annappa Swamy procured the linga of Lord Manjunatheshwara (Lord who is as beautiful as snow- Lord Shiva) from Kadri, near Mangalore. Nrusimha Saligrama is placed by his side. Subsequently, the Manjunatha temple was built around the Linga. Now Annappa is worshipped as Annappa Panjurli, a local god deva and a hero in Dharmastala. His shrine faces the Linga of Manjunatha in Dharmasthala.
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Airways
The nearest location that could be reached is Mangalore. Mangalore Bajpe airport is located nearly 18 km away from the heart of the city.
Railways
The nearest station is at Mangalore. Mangalore is connected to the Indian Railways network via Kerala and Bangalore.
Roadways
As one of the major cities of Karnataka, Mangalore enjoys good connectivity with the rest of the state. From here, the best option will be to take a car.
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