Kumbashi

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Kumbhashi
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Kumbhashi
Location in Karnataka, India
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Kumbhashi
Kumbhashi (India)
Coordinates: 13°34′10″N74°42′16″E / 13.569380°N 74.704572°E / 13.569380; 74.704572
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Website karnataka.gov.in

Kumbhashi or Anegudde or Kumbasi is a village in the Kundapura taluk of Udupi district, India. [1] It lies en route from Udupi towards Kundapura on the National Highway 66 (Formerly NH-17). The Vinayaka Temple is located on hillock called Anegudde, below hillock is known as Kumbasi or Kumbashi.

One of the best known temples to Ganesha in Udupi district is that of Shri Maha Ganapathi at Kumbhashi. Kumbhashi is one of the seven "Mukti Sthalas" (Parashurama Kshetra) in coastal Karnataka. [2] [3] Kumbashi Ganapati temple is mentioned in Tirtha Prabandha written by Madhwa tradition saint Shri Vadiraja Tirtha.

References

  1. V R, Kushal (9 July 2013). "Kumbhashi, the demon slayer". www.deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. Mudde, Raggi (5 December 2016). "Anegudde – The Abode of Lord Vinayaka". www.karnataka.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "Kumbashi Anegudde Temple: ಆನೆಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣೇಶ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ನಾವೇಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಬೇಕು..?". VijayKarnataka, Kannada newspaper. Retrieved 4 April 2024.