Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Mangalore International Airport is the nearest airport. Taxis and auto rickshaws run from it to the temple.

• By train

  Mangalore Central railway station is 2.7 km away, about 10 minutes, by the temple's own count.

• By road

  City buses serve the temple, and buses from State Bank take routes 1, 7 and 13. Auto rickshaws and taxis run from the KSRTC bus stand and the airport.

Book and check

Official pages only. We do not sell darshan passes or tours.

• Temple timingskudroligokarnanathakshetra.com

Why devotees come here

Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple stands in the Kudroli area of Mangalore, Karnataka. It is dedicated to Gokarnanatha, a form of Shiva, and its special mark is that Narayana Guru consecrated it in 1912.

The temple is dedicated to Gokarnanatha, a form of Shiva. By its own account, it is the only temple in Karnataka that Brahmashree Narayana Guru sanctified and consecrated. The Billava community now accepts the temple as Aadi.

The temple was built in 1912 by Adhyaksha Hoige Bazar Koragappa. Narayana Guru himself consecrated it in February 1912, installing a Shiva linga that he had brought. The original structure was in Kerala style. A renovation in 1991 rebuilt it in Chola style, and the architect Sthapadi K. Dakshinamoorthy designed the present temple.

The gopuram, a tower-like structure, is 60 feet tall and decorated with murals of various gods and goddesses. B.R. Karkera started the Dasara celebrations here, which are now popularly called Mangalore Dasara.

Festivals

• Dates not givenNavaratri Dasara

  Idols of Shree Sharada Matha, Shree Mahaganapathi and the Navadurgas are installed for the celebration.

• Dates not givenMaha Shivaratri

  Celebrated at the temple with traditional gaiety and splendour.

• Dates not givenSri Narayana Jayanthi

  Celebrated at the temple with traditional gaiety and splendour.

Tips for your visit

• The temple's branches are in Mulki, Udupi and Katpady, so check the address before you set out.
• From the Mangalore KSRTC bus stand, the temple is 3.4 km away, about 9 minutes, by the temple's own count.
• Ganapathi Pooja is at 11:55 AM and 7:55 PM, and Narayana Guru Pooja at 11:30 AM and 7:00 PM.

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