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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.
Dharmasthala(listen ⓘ) (earlier known as Kuduma [1]) is an Indian temple town on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the taluk of Belthangady of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, India. [2] The town is known for its centuries-old Dharmasthala Temple, devoted to the Hindu god Manjunatha.
Due to a lack of uniform observance of transliteration and transcription conventions for Hindi (and the Devanagari script in which Hindi is written), the name of the town has been transcribed into English (and other languages using Romanic scripts) variously as Dharamshala, Dharamsala and, less frequently, Dharmshala and Dharmsala. [3]
Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade [1] (born 25 November 1948) is an Indian philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19, on 24 October 1968, the 21st in his line. [2] He administers the temple and its properties, which are held in trust for the benefit of devotees and of Dharma.
The presiding deity is Rajagopalaswamy, a form of Lord Krishna. The temple is spread over an area of 9.3 hectares (23 acres) and The temple tank is called Haridra Nadhi, 353 metres (1,158 ft) long and 255 metres (837 ft) broad 9.3 hectares (23 acres) is one of the important Vaishnavite shrines in India.
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Dharamshala (/ ˈ d ɑːr ə m ʃ ɑː l ə /, Hindi: [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː]; also spelled Dharamsala) is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.It serves as the winter capital of the state and the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district since 1855.
Dharmasthala Mahamastakabhisheka was last held from 9 to 18 February 2019. The previous Mahamastakabhishekas were held in 1982, 1995 and 2007. [8] Karkala Mahamastakabhisheka - The last Mahamastakabhisheka was held from 21 to 31 January 2015. [9]