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Kollur's Mookambika: The only temple dedicated to goddess Parvathi

New Delhi: Mookambika Temple Kollur is one of the most prominent shrines in India. Located at a distance of 147 km from Mangalore in the picturesque surroundings presented by the banks of the river Sauparnika



Devi along with the help of Veerabadra, Ganapathi and Shiva initially made him dumb and he came to be called Mookasuran, mooka means to be dumb. Later the goddess killed him with her Chakra on the midnight of Shukla Astami.

From then on Devi came to be called as Kollur Devi Mookambika. Then her divine energy became one with the lingam worshipped by Kola Maharishi.

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