List of temples in Tulu Nadu

Last updated May 05, 2024

This is a list of Hindu ( Sanatana ) temples in Tulu Nadu, a region in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, comprising present day Dakshina Kannada, Udupi district of Karnataka state and Kasargod district of Kerala state . Tulu Nadu is famous for numerous temples dedicated to Ganapati, Subrahmanya, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, Guru and hundreds of temples of other deities.

Deity	Temple Name	Location
Ganesh	Swastika Ganapathi/Vinayaka Temple	Southadka, Kokkada Sharavu, Kodialbail Ganeshpura, Katipalla Yudettu, Matyadi Uppoor, Udupi Nadsal, Someshwara Anegudde, Kumbhashi ^[1] Hattiangadi, Kundapura Idagunji,Honnavara
Subrahmanya	Swastika Subrahmanya/Subraya Temple	Kukke, Kukke Subrahmanya Katukukke, Perla Kadandale, Moodabidre Thokur, Haleangadi Guddemmadi, Senapura
Vishnu	Swastika Vishnu murthi temple	Kulai, Mangalore Arur, Udupi Kavur, Sullia Punarur, Talipady Panambur,Thokur
	Swastika Anantha Padmanabha Temple	Kudupu, Vamanjoor Perdoor, Udupi Ananthapura, Kumble
	Swastika Narayana Temple	Anjar, Udupi
	Swastika Venkataramana Temple	Carstreet, Mangalore Tirumala, Bantwala Paner, Bantwala Carstreet, Puttur Laila, Belthangadi Karnad, Mulky Carstreet, Kasaragod
Shiva/Vishnu	Swastika Shankarnarayana Temple	Nandavara, Melkar Shankaranarayana, Haladi Koliyoor, Udupi
Shiva	Swastika Mahalingeshwara Temple	Carstreet, Puttur Pandeshwar, Mangalore Kavoor, Mangalore Carstreet, Bantwala Iddya, Surathkal ^[2] Ponnagiri, Soorinje Pavanje, Haleangadi, Adooru mulleria*Ajapila, Bellare Padubidre, Kaup Uchila, Kaup Bannanje, Udupi Kalavara, Kundapura Kumbhashi, Kundapura Miyar, Karkala Pervaje, Karkala
	Swastika Somanatheshwara Temple	Puthige, Moodabidre, Someshwara, Ullal Kuthyar, Belthangadi Kurnad, Mudipu
	Swastika Sadashiva Temple	Surathkal, Mangalore, Narahari Parvata, Amtoor Nitilapura, Golthamajal Ambar, Mangalapadi
	Swastika Panchalingeshwara Temple	Kavu, Puttur Vittla, Bantwala Parivara, Panja Kundakushi, Beddadka
	Swastika Anantheshwara Temple	Ballamanja, Machina Carstreet, Udupi Bengre, Manjeshwaram
	Swastika Manjunatha Temple	Kadri, Mangalore Dharmasthala, Belthangadi
	Swastika Mallikarjuna Temple	Thodikana, Sullia Carstreet, Kasaragod
	Swastika Kundeshwara Temple	Carstreet, Kundapura Vadera, Kundapura
	Swastika Agastyeshwara Temple	Kiri Manjeshwara, Kundapura
	Swastika Adinatheshwara Temple	Adyapadi, Bajpe
	Swastika Amrutheshwara Temple	Tiruvailu, Vamanjoor
	Swastika Udaneshwara Temple	Perdala, Katukukke
	Swastika Kotilingeshwara Temple	Koteshwara, Kundapura
	Swastika Karinjeshwara Temple	Karinja, Kavala Padoor
	Swastika Gokarnanatheshwara Temple	Kudroli, Mangalore
	Swastika Chandramoulishwara Temple	Carstreet, Udupi
	Swastika Trayambakeshwara Temple	Kalnad, Kasaragod
	Swastika Tuluveshwara Temple	Basrur, Kundapura
	Swastika Nandaneshwara Temple	Panamboor, Thokur
	Swastika Brahmalingeswara Temple	Maranakatte, Chittur
	Swastika Madhanantheshwara Temple	Madhur, Kasaragod
	Swastika Ramakunjeshwara Temple	Ramakunja, Uppinangadi
	Swastika Vishweshwara Temple	Yellur, Udupi
	Swastika Vishwakarmeshwara Temple	Yennegudde, Katapadi
	Swastika Sahasralingeshwara Temple	Dakshina Kashi/Gaya, Uppinangadi
	Swastika Seneshwara Temple	Shiroor, Byndoor
	Swastika Harihareshwara Temple	Harihara Pallathaka
Shakti/ Durga	Om Parashakthi Kshetra	Madyar, Kotekar
	Om Durgaparameshwari Temple	Bappanadu, Mulky Kateel, Kondemula Chitrapura, Kulai Eruvailu, Moodabidre Devipura, Talapady ^[3] Montethadka, Shibaje Sharavoor, Alankar Mandarthi, Barkur^[4] Uppunda, Kundapura Nandalike, Belman Kunjarugiri, Udupi Soukur, Kundapura Kemmannu, Nitte Malla, Muliyar Mundol, Karadka Aiyala, Uppala Agalpadi, Umbrangala
	Om Jaya/Pancha/Brahmi Durgaparameshwari Temple	Kannarpadi, Udupi Poonja, Arambodi Kamalashile, Kundapura
	Om Mahishamardini Temple	Neelavara, Barkur Kadiyali, Udupi
	Om Mookambika Temple	Kollur, Jadkal
Lakshmi/Vishnu	Sri Lakshmi Janardhana Temple	Ellur, Karkala
Lakshmi/Vishnu	Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple	Kadeshwalya, Mani
Matrika	Sri Amrutheshwari Temple	Kota, Brahmavara
	Sri Khadgeshwari Temple	Madhya, Soorinje
	Sri Mangaladevi Temple	Bolara, Mangalore
	Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple	Polali, Kariangala
	Sri Mariyamma Temple	Halekote, Bolar, Mangalore Marigudi, Kaup Marigudi, Karkala Moornad, Kaup
Dashavatara	Swastika Gopalakrishna Temple	Kannipura, Kumble
	Swastika Gopinatha Temple	Attavara, Mangalore
	Swastika Chennakeshava Temple	Carstreet, Sullia
	Swastika Narasimha Temple	Saligrama, Brahmavara Rattadi, Udupi
	Swastika Ramachandra Temple	Ashwathapura, Kadandale
Rudravathara	Swastika Mukhyaprana Temple	Halekote, Mangalore
	Swastika Hanumantha Temple	Hampankatte, Mangalore
	Swastika Veerabhadra Temple	Hiriadka, Udupi
Surya	Swastika Soorya Narayana Temple	Maroli, Padil Naravi, Belthangadi
Nagabrahma	Swastika Nagabrahma Temple	Paduperara, Bajpe
Guru	Shirdi Saibaba Temple	Ladyhill, Mangalore Kudroli, Mangalore Shamboor, Bantwala
Guru	Brahma Shree Narayana Guru Temple	Kolya, Kotekar Karnad, Mulky Bappallige, Puttur Ganadapadpu, Bantwala

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[2] "Idya Shree Mahalingeshwara temple". Regional Commissioner, Mysore. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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