Sri Durga Parameshwari, Mundkur

As per Paad-dana ( Ancient Tulu Folk Songs ) Kanthabaare and Boodabare, Great Heroes of South Kanara District, born in Ulepaady village ; were devotees of Mundkur Durga and due to the bad attitude and character of Veeravarma and his followers, they killed him and his bad company.

Kaje Sri Mahammayi Kshetra ( Maari Gudi ) is 3 km away from Mundkur Sri Durga Temple and 2 km away from Sacheripete where Durga is worshipped as Maarikamba.

* Bhakthi Mallika-Kannada and Tulu Devotional Songs on Mundkur Durga written and directed by Vidvan Astavadhani Umesh Gautham Nayak, Sung by his team members.

* Mundkur Shri Durga Parameshwari Temple

Mundkur is a village in Karkala Taluk, Udupi district Karnataka, India.

Any function in the three villages were banned between Dwajarohana and Avabritha ( Jalaka ) in Mundkur Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, which is observed even today.

The King and his Team used to relax at Sacheriparari, a place in the village border of Mundkur ( Stone Cot on which Chouta ruler is said to be using to relax can be seen here even today ) and was being received by the villagers at Jarige Katte.

In the north east corner of Mundkur, a place known as Gurumeru can be seen where water flows all the 365 days surrounded by forest and hills, which is said to be the place where Bhargava Gothra saints used for Penance and Meditation during ancient period.

On Ganesh Chathurthi day Saarvajanik Ganesha Idol is worshipped and on the fifth day evening after mosaru Kudike ( Fancy Dress ) with procession immersed in River Shambhavi in Sankalkariya border of Mundkur village and Udupi District ( near Doddamane ).

Mundkur is in the extreme border of Udupi District.

Mundkur was the Central governing point for any administration, Panchayath ( Settlement of disputes ), and Discussion venue for these three villages which continues even today.

were reconstructed by the dedicated devotees under the guidance of Trustee and Chief Priest Vedamoorthi Jayarama Acharya ; Sri P Ramadas Madmannaya ( Pavithrapani ), MD of AMS Ltd, Bangalore ; Trustee Sri Raghu T Shetty of Guruprasad, Mulladka, the Man who contributed the major constructions and various religious, cultural and daily Annadana, including the New Granite Sanctum Sanctoriums for Sri Mahaganapathi and Sri Durgaparameshwari and the Managing Trustee, Mundkur Nadiguthu Jagadishchandra Hegde along with other trustees.

The Auspicious religious rituals were performed under the Guidance of Brahmasri Harikrishna Thantri-Derebailu, Thenka Yedapadavu Ramamurthi Thantri, Narayana Thantri, Muralidhara Thantri, and their Team, followed by Cultural programmes including Dance, Drama, Yakshagaana, Bhajans, Spiritual Satsangs and Felicitations to the Donors, Work force and Persons responsible for the Mega event, ever happened in the History of Mundkur.

The administration of the temple was handed over to Brahmins of eight families belonging to Bhargava Gothra, headed by Madmannaya family as Pavithrapaani and Eight Guththus, Four Paraaris, Four Baalikes as supporters on behalf of villagers of Inna, Mundkur, and Mulladka.

Regular Buses are available from Mangalore, Udupi, Karkala, Moodabidri, kinnigoli to Mundkur.

Gururaja Bhat has done lot of innovative researches about various temples and estimated the age of the Mahishamardini idol of Mundkur as belonging to early 8th century, the oldest temple in the three villages of Inna, Mundkur, Mulladka, Kadandale, Bola, Ulepaady, Yelinje and other nearby villages, with Royal connections of Banga and Chouta Rulers.

Posral Sri Mahalingeshwara temple, Inna Muddannu Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple, Sri Vishnumoorthi Temple in Bailaguthu ( Inna ), VyaghraChamundi in Madmannu, Brahmabaidarkala Garadi and Brahmasthaana in Mulladka, Dhoomavathi in Innada Guthu are the nearby places of worship in the vicinity of Mundkur Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple.

This was Dedicated in memory of Mundkur Agrasale Late Kanthara Shetty and Late Soorappa Shetty by their children.

Nitte Education Trust has opened its Dental care unit in Mundkur under the rural development scheme supporting the villagers in respect of their dental problems at concessional rates.

Jayanthi N Shetty of Thadyara House, Mundkur.

There are Mahalingeshwara Temples in the Four corners of Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple of Mundkur ( South East: Posral ; South West: Ulepady ; North West: Inna Muddannu ; North East: Bola Mahalingeshwara temples ) which were constructed centuries later.

Educational, social and health related functions are also sponsored by this organisation to certain extent in Mundkur.

Image: MundkurTempleEntrance. jpg | Mundkur temple entrance with illumination during the festival time

Mundkur Maagane contains the three villages of Mundkur, Mulladka and Inna ; with its border till Elluru in the North, Yelinje in the South, Bola in the East and Ulepady in the West.

Hence the name Mundakke oori nintha OOru became Mundkur in the later stage as per one version.

* Sri Mundkur Kshethra Mahathme — Yakshagana VCDs-Depicting the history of Mundkur through Yakshagaana acted by renowned artists of SouthKanara District, back ground songs by Padyana Ganapathi Bhat and Dinesh Ammannaya.

* Prabhatha Pushpanjali-Devotional Songs and Mundkur Sri Durgaparameshwari Suprabhatha sung by Vidvan Vidyabhushana and dedicated by Angadiguthu Sri Prasad M Shetty in memory of his uncle Late Bhavanishankara Shetty ( Kutti Shetty ) and Smt. Vasanthi B Shetty of Angadiguthu, Mundkur

Shiva likewise pairs with Parvati who later is represented through a number of Avatars ( incarnations ): Sati and the warrior figures, Durga and Kali.

The widely worshiped Hindu goddess Durga, an aspect of Devi-Parvati, is a ten-armed warrior who rides the tigress ( or lioness ) Damon into battle.

This is similar to the way Kali was created from aggression and willingness to fight for Durga.

* Mid-7th century – Durga Mahishasura-mardini ( Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon ), rock-cut relief, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, is made.

At the top of the Hindu philosophy is the formless, undefined Brahman, from whom / which come the different forms and deities, the foremost of which is the Trimurti: Brahma ( the creator ), Vishnu ( the sustainer ) and Shiva ( the destroyer ), and their individual ' Shakti ' ( commonly defined as their wives, but also goddesses in their own right ): Saraswati the goddess of learning, Lakshmi the goddess of all forms of wealth, and Parvati ( also known as Durga, Shakti, Ambika ) the goddess of courage and power.

Shakti can referred as power of any deity typically known as Parvati or Sati or Durga but Adi Shakti is not associated with any god including Trimurti.

Finally, Shiva is destroyer and re-creator, so he needs goddess Parvati, Durga, or Kali for power.

Durga (; ); meaning " the inaccessible " or " the invincible "; durga ) is a popular fierce form of the Hindu Goddess or Devi.

For the Goddess-worshipping Shaktas, Durga is sometimes equated with Mahadevi, the Supreme Goddess.

Her victory is celebrated annually in the festivals of Navaratri and Durga Puja.

The word Shakti means divine energy / force / power, and Durga is the warrior aspect of the Divine Mother / Brahman ( Supreme Absolute Godhead ).

In Jain Texts, she is referred to as Durga or Kushmaandi devi and is the yakshini of 22nd tirthankar of Lord Neminath or Arishtanemi.

Thus Durga slew Mahishasur, thus is the power of the fierce compassion of Durga.

Hence, Mata Durga is also known as Mahishasurmardhini — the slayer of Mahishasur.

The four day long ( Saptami to Dashami ) Durga Puja is the biggest annual festival in Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain.

In Gujarat it is celebrated as the last day of Navaratri, during which the Garba dance is performed to celebrate the vigorous victory of Mahishasura-mardini Durga.

The Goddess Durga is worshipped in her peaceful form as Maha Gauri, The Fair Lady, Shree Shantadurga also known as santeri, is the patron Goddess of Goa.

In Bangladesh also the four-days long Sharadiya Durga Puja ( Bengali: শ া রদ ী য ়া দ ু র ্ গ া প ু জ ো, ‘ autumnal Durga worship ’) is the biggest religious festivals for the Hindus and celebrated across the country with Vijayadashami being a national holiday.