Pavanje

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Pavanje is a village in Karnataka state, India. It is sited on the north bank of the Pavanje River, adjoining national highway 17 between Udupi and Mangalore. The significance of this place is that it houses the entire family of Lord Shiva. The main temple is Mahalingeshwara temple of Lord Shiva, This temple also has a Ganapathi temple within its premesis. The Mahalingeshwara temple is on top of a small hill. On the bottom of the hill there is a temple of Mahadevi and also a temple of Lord Subramanya.