The famous Mangaladevi temple is situated at Bolara, located at a distance of about three kilometers from the city centre of Mangalore. As per mythology the city of Mangalore got its name from "Mangaladevi". The city is believed to be blessed by the Goddess and people have a lot of belief on this deity that takes care of the city.

location Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Bengaluru

Legend

In Tulunadu, in the 10th century, Kundavarma, the most famous king of Alupa dynasty was ruling. Mangalore was the capital of his kingdom. At that time, there came two sages named Machhendranatha and Gorakanatha from Nepal. They reached Mangalapura crossing the river Nethravathi. The place were they crossed the river came to be known as 'Gorakdandu'. They chose a place near the bank of Nethravathi which was once the centre of activities of sage Kapila. He had his hermitage there and it was a great centre of education. Hearing about the arrival of the two saints the king came to meet them. Introducing himself as the king of Tulunadu he paid them his respects and offered all help and patronage. Pleased with the humility and virtues of the king they brought to his knowledge that his kingdom was a holy place and it was sanctified by the activities of holy saints and sages in the past. They requested him to grant them land so that they could build their hermitage and make it a centre of their religious activities under his protection and patronage.For Kundavarma it was really a surprise to know that his land had such a hoary history. It was from these saints he came to know that once upon a time, in his land there existed a temple dedicated to mother Mangaladevi. He heard from them the story of Vikhasini, Andasura, Parashurama and the temple of Mangaladevi built by Parashurama. The two saints took the king to the places where all these historical events had taken place. They asked the king to dig the place and retrieve the Linga and the Dharapatra symbolising Mangaladevi and install them in a shrine along with Nagaraja for protection.

Kundavarma carried out the advice of the two sages. A grand shrine of Sri Mangaladevi stood on the holy place. The two sages themseleves guided and supervised the execution of the work. The temple attained special significance as Mother Magaladevi granted special favours, especially on maidens. Pious maidens who worship the goddess observing Mangaladharavrata (Swayamvara Parvathi) will heave their wishes fulfilled. They get husbands most suited for them. Even today, heads of Kadri Yogirajmutt visit Mangaladevi temple on the first day of Kadri temple festival and offer prayer and silk cloth to the Goddess.

Architecture

The Mangaladevi temple has rich sculptures and architecture, thanks to the intricate craftsmanship. Huge rocks were used to build the temple. The temple boasts of rich and intricate carvings. The architecture of the temple that has been entirely carved out of stone.

Culture

Mangalore city possesses a profile that is multi-religious and the reason behind this is Manglore serves as a melting pot of tradintions and cultures.Some truly tradional cultures of the city found in Mangalore are Dussera, Janmasthami festivals.

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Darsan Info

Sri Mangaladevi Darshan Timings

Morning : 6.00 AM to 10.00 AM.

Afternoon : 12.00 PM to 12.30 PM later at 1.00 PM.

Evening : 4.00 PM to 8.30 PM (Fridays till 9.00 PM.)

Darsan Dresscode

Clean and conservative clothing is preferred.

Famous Festival

Mangalore Dasara

Navaratri Utsava

Depothsava(Karthika Maasa)

Temple Rituals

Morning pooja and harathi starts at 6:00 A.M. Archana will be conducted after pooja completion.

Additional Info

 

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