Mangaladevi Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) is the nearest airport.

• By train

  Mangalore Central station (MAQ) is the nearest railway station.

• By road

  The temple is about three kilometres southwest of the city centre.

Book and check

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

• Temple timings and seva detailsmangaladevitemple.com

Why devotees come here

Mangaladevi Temple in Bolara, Mangaluru, is dedicated to Shakti in the form of Mangaladevi. The city takes its name from her, and the temple is built in Kerala style. It stands about three kilometres southwest of the city centre.

Mangaluru takes its name from Mangaladevi, the presiding deity of this temple, a form of Shakti. Legend says Parashurama, one of the ten avatars of Vishnu, is believed to have built the temple. It is also believed that he founded it.

The temple is believed to date from the 9th century, when King Kundavarman of the Alupa dynasty is said to have built it. It is built in Kerala style, the style common to temples in Kerala and the Western Ghats. It has a two-storeyed gopura, a gateway tower. The central shrine stands on an elevated platform, and you reach its single door by five steps.

Devotees mark Navaratri with special pujas on all nine days. On the tenth day, Dasara, many of them join the Rathotsava, the chariot procession. The temple still keeps its connection with Kadri temple in Mangaluru.

Festivals

• Navaratri (Dussera)Navaratri pujas

  Special pujas are performed on all nine days.

• Tenth day, DasaraRathotsava

  Many devotees take part in the chariot procession on the tenth day, which is celebrated as Dasara.

Tips for your visit

• Offerings of gold, silver, jewellery or sarees need a receipt, so ask for one at the temple counter.
• To ask about marriages held at the temple, go to the temple counter.

Questions people ask