I have grown up hearing stories about marriages being decided based on whether a flower dropped from the idol or not (प्रसाद पळ्ळो). This ritual as I understood was performed at a temple where the priest would place a flower on the deity and do an Aarti. The family asking whether the marriage should go … Read more
The place started as a Bhajana Mandira based on guidance from Shri Sudheendra Swami of Kashi Math. The land for the construction was donated by Shrimati Sulochana Krishna Pai and her children. The foundation stone was laid by the renowned sculptor Renjala Gopalakrishna Shenoy and the idol was consecrated on 20th April 1983, the day … Read more
Doopadakatte is a small locality at Athooru at a distance of 5 kms from Karkala. In 1921, Shri Nandalike Rama Kudva installed (prathisthapana) an idol of Ganapathi carved out of marble stone. The management of the temple was done by the Kudva family but the locals started coming in for darshana and puja. In 1946, … Read more
Andaaru is a small locality belonging to the Ajekaaru province with a GSB population of around 6 families. The beginning of this temple’s history starts with a devout community elder called Putthu Maam who would sit under the Peepul tree next to his house and sing devotional songs. As he had no sons, he donated … Read more
Although Google will throw out a very confusing Belman as the location, this place is called Belmannu. Belmannu in the local Tulu language means silver soil (Belli + Mannu) due to the nature of the local soil. As is the parampara in most GSB towns, the locals used to come together every week for bhajans. Due … Read more
This temple situated in Bandimatt area in Karkala houses idols of Lord Ganapathi and is well known for bestowing the blessing of having a progeny for those seeking one. The story starts with a Shrimati Sridevi Shenoy. After the loss of her youngest son, Ganapathi Shenoy to a deadly disease, she turned to intense devotion … Read more
With the blessings of God even the unattainable can be achieved! This temple is a testament to the love and devotion of the Sacheripete families towards Lord Lakshmi Venkatesha and the gurus of the GSB community. Sacheripete is a small locality near Mundkooru that is home to around 18 GSB families. Their bhajana mandali was well … Read more
This temple was built in 1984 for the family deity, Goddess Navadurga of Shri Janardhana Prabhu. He was also a medium for Goddess to appear in the Darshana that happened on every Sunday. While after his death, the darshana ritual has stopped, the temple continues to be a centre for all the devotees of the … Read more
The Rama Mandira at Ajekaru was built fairly recently with the help of the Samaja Bandhavas (brothers from the community) who contributed towards the purchase of the land where they have built the temple and the hall. The inspiration for this temple came from the long tradition of weekly bhajans performed across generations by the local … Read more
Kere means pond, so Guruvayanakere literally means “pond of the master”. The town gets the name because of this pond, one of the 12 sacred natural ponds formed by the Kumaradhara river that flows in the Beltangady district. Known as the Pandharapura of the south, situated here is a temple tucked under a huge peepul tree. The temple … Read more