Kollur Mookambika Temple
Temple of the goddess
Kollur Mookambika Temple is located at Kollur in Byndoor Taluk of Udupi District in the region of Tulunadu ,state of Karnataka, near Kundapur India. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Mookambika.
Mookambika is the union of Adi Parashakti and Parabramha as the Linga has integrated on its left side "Maha Kali, Maha Lakshmi and Maha Saraswathi". The temple is very special because it is part of the 108 Durgalayas and 108 Shivalayas. It is situated in the foothills of Kodachadri hills, on the southern bank of Souparnika River. Being situated in the land between Gokarna and Kanyakumari, believed to be created by sage Parashurama.
Idols, Sub- Shrines and Festivals
The main deity of the temple is a swayambhu (self-born) linga with a golden line cutting it into half, in which the left half represents the goddess triad - the Tridevis, and the right half represents their consorts - the male triad - the Trimurtis.
A four-handed panchaloha idol of the goddess Mookambika is also installed. Mookambika is seen seated in the Padmasana position with four arms, with two arms holding a Shankha (conch) and Chakra (divine discus). The other two arms hold the Abhaya mudra and the Abheestha mudra (Varada mudra).
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