Temples in Karnataka

Chamundeshwari Temple

Mysuru, Karnataka

A Maha Shakti Peetha on the Chamundi Hills, Mahishasura Mardini.

ISKCON Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Radha and Krishna in glass and steel, with a daily meal for schoolchildren.

Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

Udupi, Karnataka

Where Krishna turned to face the poet Kanakadasa, and a window opened.

Mookambika Temple, Kollur

Kollur, Karnataka

The Mother of learning, where children begin to write on the Souparnika.

Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri

Sringeri, Karnataka

A seat of Saraswati on the Tunga, where Adi Shankaracharya set a matha.

Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna

Gokarna, Karnataka

Where Ganesha set down the Atmalinga so Ravana could never lift it again.

Murudeshwar Temple

Murudeshwar, Karnataka

A colossal Shiva seated by the sea, where a covering of the Atmalinga fell.

Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple

Dharmasthala, Karnataka

A place of dharma where every pilgrim is fed, and Shiva upholds righteousness.

Kotilingeshwara Temple

Kammasandra, Karnataka

A vast field of Shiva lingas, each installed by a devotee in their own name.

Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

Hampi, Karnataka

The living soul of Hampi, where a pinhole casts the great tower upside down.

Kukke Subramanya Temple

Subramanya, Karnataka

Subramanya as lord of serpents, where Vasuki took refuge.

Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Temple

Horanadu, Karnataka

Giver of food to all who come, served free by day and by night.

Nanjundeshwara (Srikanteshwara) Temple, Nanjangud

Nanjangud, Karnataka

Shiva who drank the poison to save creation, healer beside the Kapila river.

Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, Melukote

Melukote, Karnataka

Vishnu adorned with a diamond crown at the Vairamudi festival.

Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple

Kateel, Karnataka

On an island in the Nandini, where the Mother took the form of bees.

Banashankari Amma Temple, Badami

Cholachagudd (Badami), Karnataka

Mother of the forest who nourishes with herb and grain, seated on a lion.

Saundatti Yellamma (Renuka) Temple

Saundatti, Karnataka

Honoured as the Mother who transcends death, on a hilltop of the Deccan.

Idagunji Mahaganapati Temple

Idagunji, Karnataka

Ganesha in a standing form, holding a lotus and a modaka, near the Sharavati.

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Belur, Karnataka

The handsome Kesava in Hoysala soapstone, carved with celestial maidens.

Dattatreya Temple, Ganagapur

Ganagapur, Karnataka

Where Sri Narasimha Saraswati left his sacred sandals at the river sangam.