Saligrama Village

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Saligrama Village is small 21 kms. north of Udupi or 81 kms. from Mangalore in karnataka state of India.

Name derieved from the scared stone Saligrama worshipped by the vaishnavas (hindu) as a form of god.

[edit] People And Places

1.Guru Narashima Temple and Hanuman temple which has records dating few hundred years back. Koota Brahmins worship Narasimha as their Guru. Few Photographs are here.. [1]

2.Divine Park - the Divine Park is also a unique temple dedicated to Ramakrishna Paramahamsaand Swami Vivekananda, an abode of Gods and Goddesses and a unique platform of Universal Religion. [2]

3.Also is the hometown of the famous Kannada writer K. Shivaram Karanth winner of Padmabhushana and Jnanapeetha awards.

4.Kalinga Navada - Yakshagana artist ( Bhagavat)

5.Has its own Yakshagana troop (mela) known as saligrama mela.

6. Home of kannada lecturer C.Narashima Upadhya

7. Ramprasad karanth...s/o vasudev karanth's house!

8. Mantap hotel which has been around 25 years (or so..)

9. There is Sanskrit school near gurunarasimha temple (or within) where annually more than 100 students are being taught.

10. Almost the majority of houses has 'mangalore tiles' as roofs.

11. Kadabu, Shamige, Pathrode and Guliappa are favorite foods of Saligrama ppls (correct me if am wrong)

12. Yearly there is Car festival in GURU NARASIMHA devastana where thousands of people throng to seek blessings of divine god!

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