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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.
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.
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]
This river flows through the famous pilgrimage place Dharmasthala and is considered one of the holy rivers of India. It merges with the Kumaradhara River at Uppinangadi before flowing to the Arabian Sea, south of Mangalore city. This river is the main source of water to Bantwal and Mangalore.
Kukke Subramanya (IAST: Kukke Subrahmaṇya) is a Hindu temple in the village Subramanya in Kadaba taluk (previously in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India.
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.
The best known meeting is held at Dharmasthala every year, [2] where it has been held since 1932. It is organized by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala led by Veerendra Heggade. It was founded by Manjayya Heggade who was the dharmadhikari during 1918 to 1955. Other Sammelans have been held at Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Jabalpur, Bangalore etc.