Temples in Dakshina Kannada district

Guides to 8 Hindu temples in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, including Dharmasthala and Bappanadu. Each guide gives the deity, opening hours where a published source gives them, how to reach, festivals and history, and lists the sources its facts were checked against.

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The 8 temples at a glance

Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple, Karnataka: Shiva as Manjunatha. Hours: 6:30 to 11 AM, 12:15 to 2:30 PM, 5 to 8:30 PM
Durgaparameshwari Temple, Bappanadu: Devi Durga, worshipped here in the form of a linga
Kadri Manjunatha Temple, Mangaluru: Manjunatha, a Shiva linga
Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kateel: Devi Durgaparameshwari, a naturally formed (udbhava) murti
Kukke Subramanya Temple, Karnataka: Subramanya, worshipped in naga form with Vasuki. Hours: 6:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM to 9 PM
Mahaganapathi Temple, Southadka: Maha Ganapathi. Hours: Open round the clock for offering prayers
Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple, Polali: Shri Rajarajeshwari, an icon of Shakti. Hours: 5:30 AM to 8 PM
Puttur Mahalingeshwara Temple, Puttur: Shiva, popularly known as Puttur Mahalingeshwara

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