Welcome To
Kollur Sri Mookambika Devi Site
" Bhasvadratanabharanavasanalaankrute Charuhastei:
Shanka chakra varadamabhayam savahanti trinetri
Hema prakeya pranatavarasandhatri padmasanaste
Kaarunyabheste bhagavati Mahalakshmi maaraksha nityam: "
" Sahapatya sahasraramahapadma vihaarinyam
Chaturbhujam trinayanam vidyuth kotisamaprabham
Shanka chakravarabhitirbhibhrtimatisundarim
Jvalanumkutatatatamkakaanchiharadi Ranjitam:
Pitambarachara mumbam hemabham kamadam shivayam
Srimanamhesha mahishi mahalakshmi mahambhaje: "
(According to Skanda Puraana)
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Histroy
Mookambika temple is an ancient temple located at Kollur in Karnataka. Kollur is about 135 away from Mangalore. And is easily accessed from Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka by train and road.
It is the only temple that is dedicated to goddess Parvathi and believed to be created by Parashurama. This temple is very well known among the people of Tamilnadu and the goddess Parvathi is called in Tamil as Thai Mookambika. Parvathi temple is located exactly on the banks of the perennial river Souparnika that runs close to the foot hills of the Western Ghats. River Sauparnika has its attribute to the eagle called Suparna that did penance in this bank and attained salvation.
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Dedicated To
This web site is sincerly offered to our " Kula Devatha ", Goddess Mookambika and dedicated to our beloved father Shri.( Late).Bijoor Govindappa Beskoor, Rtd Inspector of Police and former Trustee of Sri.Mookambika Temple.