Designed as a courtyard house or chowki mane, this house displayed his eclectic collection of household artefacts such as cooking and storage vessels, tools and implements used in olden times. Built with salvaged material from other derelict structures, this beautiful house is replete with carved wooden pillars and panels.

Mookambika is regarded as a manifestation of Shakti, Saraswathi and Mahalakshmi.

In fact the Temple of Mookambika Devi is one of the ‘Seven Muktisthala’ pilgrimage sites in Karnataka which are Kollur, Udupi, Subrahmanya, Kumbashi, Koteshwara,Shankaranarayana and Gokarna.

If it was, all the powers would return to Lord Shiva. Having obtained his boon, Ravana started his journey to Lanka Sage Narada, realised that with the Atma-Linga, Ravana may obtain immortality and create havoc on earth. He approached the Lord Ganesh and requested him to prevent the Atma-Linga from reaching Lanka. Lord Ganesh knew that Ravana was a very devoted person who used to perform prayer ritual in the evening every day without fail. He came up with a plan to confiscate the Atma-Linga from Ravana.

As Ravana was nearing Gokarna, Lord Vishnu blotted out the sun to give the appearance of dusk. Ravana now had to perform his evening rituals but was worried because with the AtmaLinga in his hands, he would not be able to do his rituals. At this time, Lord Ganesh in the disguise of a Brahmin boy accosted him. Ravana requested him to hold the Atma-Linga until he performed his rituals, and asked him not to place it on the ground. Ganesh struck a deal with him saying that he would call Ravana thrice, and if Ravana did not return within that time, he would place the Atma-Linga on the ground.

As predicted, before Ravana could return after completing his rituals, Ganesh had already placed the Atma-Linga on the ground. Vishnu then removed his illusion and it was daylight again. Ravana, realising that he had been tricked, tried to uproot and destroy it. Due to the force exerted by Ravana, some pieces were scattered. One such piece from the head of the linga is said to have fallen in present day Surathkal.The famous Sadashiva temple is said to be built around that piece of linga. Finally, he threw the cloth covering the Atma-Linga to a placed called Murudeshwara.

The temple is midway between Gunavanteshwar and Murudeshwar and is 1/2 hr drive from either temple. The temple is quite big.The Ganesha idol is in a standing posture, with extremely short legs, and a depression on the head.The “Dwibhuja Ganapathy” or two handed Ganesha is holding Modaka and Padma (Lotus) in his hands.The idol is of black stone.

As it is the abode of the elephant-headed god, Sri Vinayaka. One of the best known Ganesha temples in Udupi District is that of Shri Maha Ganapathi at Anegudde. Anegudde is one of the seven ‘Mukti Sthalas’ (Parashurama Kshetra)in coastal Karnataka.

Here, Lord Ganapathi is also called, ‘Siddhi Vinakaya’ and ‘Sarva Siddhi Pradaayaka’, the provider of all boons. People come here with all kinds of wishes.The Lord Vinayaka here is said to fulfill all the wishes of his devotees.

Parashurama Kshetra.These holy places are compared with seven holy places in Rama Kshetra, namely, Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya, Kashi, Kanchi, Avanthika and Puri.

The main deity of Shankaranarayana Temple is in the form of Udbhava Linga.The naturally formed lingam of Lord Shankara and Lord Narayana is one feet below the ground, inside the Garbhagudi. The devotees can only see the mirror image of the lingam.The Shankara Linga is on the right (left as seen by the devotees) and Narayana Linga on the left.While Shankara Lingam is in round shape, where as Narayana Linga is a flat one with foot prints of holy cow in it. Devotees believe that these were foot prints of Kamadhenu (holy cow) which had stood here for dripping milk on the Shankara Linga. There is water around Udbhava Linga at any time of the year.

Miracle, history, beauty, social activities, all bundled into one. Unlike others, the church is a place of worship and belief for all, irrespective of caste and creed. An evidence for universal peace and brotherhood, people from all walks of the society come here to offer their prayers to St Lawrence.

The Prefect of Rome was informed of the riches of the Church, and imagining that the Christians had hidden considerable treasures, he was extremely desirous to secure them. He ordered Lawrence to reveal all the treasures to him. Lawrence went all over the city, seeking out the poor who were supported by the church. He gathered the decrepit, the blind, the lame, the maimed, the lepers, orphans and widows before the Church and placed them in rows, and virgins. He invited the Prefect to come and see the treasures of the Church and conducted him to the place.The Prefect was furious at the sight and threatened Lawrence against such action and asked him to show him the treasures according to his promise. Lawrence explained to him that they were the real riches of the Church.The materialistic Prefect was only insulted and in his rage ordered Lawrence to be put to death in a slow and torturous manner.

Lawrence was stripped, extended, and bound with chains upon a framework over a slow fire. He was broiled little by little. However, his face appeared beautiful, radiating extraordinary light and tranquility even when he was being subjected to the torture. He only prayed for the conversion of the city of Rome and lifted his eyes up towards heaven and breathed his last. Several senators, who were present at his death, were so powerfully moved by his tender piety and his indifference towards the torture inflicted on him, that they became Christians on the spot.These noblemen took up the martyr’s body on their shoulders, and gave it an honourable burial at the Basilica of St. Lawrence

“Thousand Pillar Basadi”. First, the sanctum sanetorum (Garbhagriha) and sukhanaasi were built by the local shravakas in 1430 A.D. where the statue of Chandranatha made of five-alloy-metal (Panchaloha) was installed. At the second stage the Theerthankara Mantapa and the Gaddige Mantapa were built by 60 Shreshtis in 1451 A.D. At the last stage queen Chitradevi of Gerusoppa undertook the construction of Chitradevi Mantapa and Bhairavi built the Bhairadevi Mantapa in 1462. After that Gerusoppa Hirebhairava queen, Nagile got the 50-feet tall, beautifull Manasthambha erected in front of the Basadi. Thus the Basadi took 32 years to build!