From Kadri Manjunath temple we went to this temple by evening 7.30 pm. Our tour organizer insisted that visiting this temple in illumination is a visual treat , really we were amazed seeing the temple glittering in the light effects .
This temple is situated in Kudroli area (about 5 km from the City Bus Stand) in the city of Mangalore. . It is dedicated to Gokarnanatha, a form of Lord Shiva.
Built in 1912, is one of the main attractions of Mangalore. Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple is a unique Temple built by Sri Narayana Guru, the saint and social reformer from Kerala, and is the only one in Karnataka by Guru. The reformist Narayana Guru installed this temple for the Billava community, who were prohibited the entry to other Temples.
Gokarnanatheshwara, Lord Shiva, is the main deity. The main Temple is surrounded by the smaller Temples for Mahaganapathi, Subramanya, Shaneeshwara, the Navagraha, Annapoorneshwari and Anandabhairava.
One should visit this temple during evenings in illumination the temple glows like gold .
The whole temple seemed to be glittering in gold at the entrance a huge Lord Hanuman Saibaba and Lord Shiva pariwar were there and huge golden doors . Gitopadesham elephants and Poorna kumbham all were gold and was a visual treat at the backside of the temple was fountain show along with Lord Shiva in mountains.
This was the last temple for the first day of our Mangalore spiritual tour.
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