Kunjarugiri

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Kunjarugiri is a village in Udupi taluk of Udupi district. It is located about 11 km from Udupi City. The main attraction of the village is a hill, known as Durga Betta, on which is located a Durga temple. The Pajaka kshetra is nearby.

Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy, used to visit the Durga temple everyday during his childhood. Around the hill, there are four ponds or Thirthas which were visited by Sri Madhva everyday. The four ponds are called Dhanus Thirtha, Gada Thirtha, Bana Thirtha and Parashu Thirtha.