Temples of South India-Udupi

Hinduisim does not distinguish between religion and philosophy, as in the west. It is philosophers have also been men of God, of religion. Three of the greatest Hindu Philosophers were born in South India; the earliest, Sri Sankara (see under Kaladi, below), then Sri Ramanuja (see under Kanchipuram, below) and finally Sri Madhava. Udupi, in Dakashina Kannada district of Karnataka is intimately associated with Sri Madhava’s ministry. It contains the celebrated Sri Krishna temple.

The three Acharyas window”, which has nine square holes and the surface of which is covered with silver sheets, with twenty-four different images of the Lord embossed on them. Some of the lights nearby, it is said, were started by Sri Madhava, and they continue burning.

There are two other temples of note in Udupi, both associated with the Sri Krishna Matha.They are the Ananteshavar and the Chandramoulishvar.The latter occupies the sites where, according to traditions, Chandra, who had been cursed by Dakshya Prajapathi, had its effects removed by Iswara after severe penance. The former preserves the memory of another puranic incident where Parasuram appeared in the form of Padmanabha.Devotees usually visit the Chandramoulishvar temple first, and then the Ananteshvar.

VENKETESWARA TEMPLE | SRI KALAHASTISVARA TEMPLE | SAIVAITA TEMPLE | DANDAYUTHAPANI TEMPLE

VIRABHADRA TEMPLE | MINAKSHI TEMPLE | BHAGABATHI TEMPLE | HOYSALA TEMPLE | VIDYASANKARA TEMPLE

SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE (UDUPI) | SRI KRISHNA TEMPLE | BHARADARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE | SRI RAM TEMPLE

SRI NATARAJA TEMPLE | LORD SHINISVARA TEMPLE | LORD ANNAMALAI & GODDESSS UNAMMALAI TEMPLE

RAMANATHA TEMPLE | RANGANATHA TEMPLE | JAMBUKESVARA & AKHILANDESVARI TEMPLE

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