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Karnataka Coastal Plain


• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Kali flows

▬ River Sharavati flows

▬ River Aghanashini flows

▬ River Bedti flows

▬ River Netravati flows

▬ River Gangavali flows

▬ River Varahi flows

Udupi Sea Shore
Udupi (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

Gokarna Sea Shore
Gokarna (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

Kumbhasi Sea Shore
Kumbhasi (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

Koteshwara Sea Shore
Koteshwara (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)



• Pilgrimages:

Karnataka Coastal Plain (Karnataka):
Kali (184 km) - Sharavati (128 km) - Aghanashini (121 km) - Bedti (161 km) - Netravati (103 km) - Gangavali (152 km) - Varahi 128 km) flows
- Udupi Krishna (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Gokarna Mahabaleshwar (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Gangavali - Aghanashini Sangam)
- Kumbashi (Anegudde Vinayaka) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Kundapura Koteshwara (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Kundapura Shankaranarayana (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)


Udupi Krishna Temple Udupi Krishna Temple Udupi (Krishna) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

Sea Shore (Udupi)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Sri Krishna abides in Udupi (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) as Udupi Krishna. According to legend the idol of Sri Krishna in Udupi was installed by Sri Madhvacharya.

Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple Gokarna (Mahabaleshwar) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka)

Sea Shore (Gokarna)
Gangavali - Aghanashini Sangam (Confluence)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed in Gokarna (identified with Gokarna Mahabaleshwar) (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka).

Anegudda Vinayaka Temple, Kumbhasi Kumbashi (Anegudde Vinayaka) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

Anegudde Vinayaka Temple Hill
Sea Shore (Kumbashi)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Bhima (Pandava) with the blessings of Sri Ganesha got a weapon through which he slayed Kumbhasura at Kumbhasi (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka). Kumbhasura was creating impediment to a Yagna of sage Agastya.

Kundapura Koteshwara Temple Koteshwara (of Kundapura) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

Koti Teertha Lake
Sea Shore (Koteshwara)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Lord Brahma worshipped Kotilingeshwara Shiva at Koteshwara (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka).

Shankaranarayana Temple Shankaranarayana (of Kundapura) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

Kroda Giri (slopes of Western Ghats)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Kroda Maharshi performed penance on Kroda Giri and invoked Shiva and Vishnu together (Shankaranarayana) (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) seeking protection from demons Kharasura and Rattasura.


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