Talapady

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Talapady (Talapadi) is a village in Mangalore Taluk (Tehsil) of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India.

Talapady borders the state of Kerala. National Highway 17, connecting Mangalore (Kudla or Mangaluru) to Kasaragod, passes through it. A temple of Durga is in Talapady. Goddess Durga parameshwari is the icon of Shakti. Goddess Durga parameshwari is the family deity (Kuladevata) of many people, especially Shivalli Madhva brahmins (Tulu brahmins). The temple is very old and considered to be very sacred.The temple practices some strict traditions like men can enter temple only ,when they are bare chested.


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