Back معبد دارماثالا ARZ धर्मस्थल मन्दिर, कर्नाटक Hindi धर्मस्थलम् Sanskrit தர்மசாலா கோயில் Tamil మంజునాథ ఆలయం Tegulu
| Dharmasthala Temple, Dharmasthala | |
|---|---|
 The entrance of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Deity | Manjunatha (Shiva) and Chandraprabhu |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri, Mahamastakabhisheka, Laksha Deepa Utsava |
| Location | |
| Location | Dharmasthala |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
  Location in Karnataka | |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°57′36″N 75°22′42″E / 12.96012°N 75.37836°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Birmanna Pergade |
| Completed | 1200 C.E. |
| Website | |
| www | |
Dharmasthala Temple (Kṣētra Dharmasthala) is an 800-year-old[1] Hindu religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. The deities of the temple are Hindu god[2] Shiva, who is referred to as Mañjunatha, Hindu goddess Ammanavaru, the Tirthankara Chandraprabha and the protective gods of Jainism, Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumarasvami and Kanyakumari. The temple was reconsecrated in 16th century by Hindu Dvaita saint Vadiraja Tirtha by the request of the then administrator of the temple, Devaraja Heggade.[3][4] The temple is considered unique,[5] since the priests in the temple are Madhwa Brahmins, who are Vaishnava, and the administration is run by a Jain Bunt family called the Pergades.[6]
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- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer, Part 2. Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer Department, Government of Karnataka. 1983. p. 1199.
Madhwa Saint Vadirajaswamy of the Sode Matha who paid a visit to this place in the 16th century reconsecrated the linga and bestowed on the place the name Dharmasthala which was till then called Kuduma.
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In the Siva temple, the priests are Madhva brahmins—Vaishnavites—but Hegde, the dharmadhikari of all temples, is a Jain.