Karnataka Ghats

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Kodachadri Hills
↪ Kollur (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

☗ Kumara Parvata
↪ Kukke Subramanya (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

☗ Varaha Parvata

► River Souparnika Udgam → Western Ghats (Kodachadri Hills)
↪ Kollur (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

► River Kumaradhara Udgam → Western Ghats (Kumara Parvata)
↪ Kukke Subramanya (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

► River Tunga Udgam → Western Ghats (Varaha Parvata or Gangamoola)
↪ Shringeri

► River Bhadra Udgam → Western Ghats (Varaha Parvata or Gangamoola)

► River Netravati Udgam → Western Ghats (Bangrabalige Valley)

► River Kali Udgam → Western Ghats (near Kushavali)

► River Sharavati Udgam → Western Ghats (near Ambutirtha)

► River Aghanashini Udgam → Western Ghats (near Sirsi)

► River Bedti Udgam → Western Ghats (near Hubbali)

► River Gangavali Udgam → Western Ghats (near Someshwara temple region)

► River Varahi Udgam → Western Ghats (near Agumbe)

• Pilgrimages:

• Karnataka Ghats (Karnataka):
► Kaveri (800 km) - Tunga (147 km) - Bhadra (178 km) - Netravati (103 km) - Souparnika (84 km) - Kumaradhara (64 km) - Kali (184 km) - Sharavati (128 km) - Aghanashini (121 km) - Bedti (161 km) - Gangavali (152 km) - Varahi (128 km) - Valapattanam (110 km) Udgam
- Western Ghats Brahmagiri Hills (Talakaveri) (Kaveri Udgam)
- Western Ghats Varaha Parvata (Gangamoola) (Tunga Udgam)
- Western Ghats Varaha Parvata (Gangamoola) (Bhadra Udgam)
- Western Ghats Kodachadri Hills (Souparnika Udgam)
- Western Ghats Pushpagiri Hills (Kumaradhara Udgam)
- Western Ghats Bangrabalige Valley (Brahmagiri Hills) (Netravati Udgam)
- Western Ghats near Diggi village (Kali Udgam)
- Western Ghats Ambutirtha region (Sharavati Udgam)
- Western Ghats near Sirsi (Aghanashini Udgam)
- Western Ghats near Hubli–Dharwad region (Bedti Udgam)
- Western Ghats near Dharwad district (Gangavali Udgam)
- Western Ghats near Agumbe (Varahi Udgam)
- Western Ghats Brahmagiri Hills (Valapattanam Udgam)
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- Kollur (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Souparnika flows)
- Kukke Subramanya (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Kumaradhara flows)
- Dharmasthala (Netravati flows)
- Shringeri (Tunga flows)

► Kollur (Mookambika) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

☗ Kodachadri Hills foothills
▬ River Souparnika flows
(Karnataka Ghats)

- Devi abides in Kollur (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) as Devi Mookambika due to making demon Kamhasura dumb (mooka) when the demon was about to ask for the boon of immortality from Lord Shiva.

► Subramanya (Kukke Subramanya) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka)

☗ Kumara Parvata (Western Ghats)
▬ River Kumaradhara flows
(Karnataka Ghats)

- Sri Subramanya married Devasena, the daughter of Indra deva at Kumara Parvata (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka).

► Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy) - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmashtala, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka

Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy)
(Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Manjunatha Swamy Temple
▬ River Netravati flows

► Shringeri (Sharada Peeth) - Math of Adi Shankaracharya:

Sharada Temple, Shringeri, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka

- Shringeri (Sharada Peeth)
(Chikmagalur district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Sharada Temple
Saints: Shringeri Sharada Peeth
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya
▬ River Tunga flows