Sirsi Taluk · Karnataka
Sirsi Marikamba Temple
The temple of Marikamba Devi at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada, built in 1688 and also called Marigudi.
Photo: Rajen.bhat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Karnataka · Temple listing
Mahabaleshwar Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
The Mahabaleshwar Temple is in Gokarna in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, facing the beach on the Arabian Sea. Built in the classical Dravidian style and of great antiquity, it enshrines a Shiva lingam known as the Atmalinga, or Pranalinga. The temple is praised in the Tevaram hymns and is one of the seven Muktikshetras, or places of salvation, of Karnataka, with Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya, Kumbasi, Koteshvara and Sankaranarayana.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Mahabaleshwar Temple
Gokarna, Karnataka
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04 · At the temple
Darshan & customs
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Sagara · Karnataka
Marikamba Temple, Sagara
The temple of the goddess Marikamba in the centre of Sagara, built under the Keladi Nayakas in the 16th century.
Photo: Vmjmalali · CC BY-SA 3.0
Shimoga district · Karnataka
Kaitabheshvara Temple, Kubatur
A temple of about 1100 CE at Kubatur near Anavatti in Shivamogga district, in the later Chalukyan style.
Photo: Dineshkannambadi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12