Kanthavara (Kannada/Tulu/Konkani: Kanthavara) is a village in Karkala taluk of the Udupi district in Karnataka state, India. Kanthavara is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from its Taluk Main Town Karkal. Kanthavara is 30.8 km (19.1 mi) from its District Main City Udupi. It is 286 km (178 mi) from its State Main City Bangalore. A road from Manjarapalke goes to interior places of Bola, Beladi and Kanthavara as well.
Villages near Kanthavara are Sanoor (4.4 km (2.7 mi)), Bola (5.5 km (3.4 mi)), Nitte (5.9 km (3.7 mi)), Karkal (9.1 km (5.7 mi)), Renjala (9.9 km (6.2 mi)). The nearest towns are Karkal (9.1 km (5.7 mi)), Udupi (31.1 km (19.3 mi)), and Kundapura (60.4 km (37.5 mi)).
Kanthavara has a small post office with the Pin Code 574129.
One can find an old temple of Lord Shiva popularly known as Lord Sri Kantheswara. The Lingam of Lord Shiva changes its color three times a day from gold in the morning to silver in the afternoon to bronze in the evening, which had been shown on TV9 popular serial "Higoo Unte" aired on Feb 1 2009. This temple also has a Devi (Ammanavar) Temple, Ganapathi Temple among others.
There is the old Palimar mutt when you walk down around 72 steps. One can take a dip in the holy water to cure their skin problems.
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Visibility 8 km Max Temp. 34°C Dewpoint 20°C Min Temp. 23°C Ceiling 2,316.5m Departure -1°C Apparent Temp. 33°C High Past 34°C