Kunjarugiri | |
— village — | |
Coordinates | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kunjarugiri is a village in Udupi taluk of Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India. It is located about 11 km from Udupi City near Moodubelle. The main attraction of the village is a hill, known as Durga Betta, on which is located a Durga temple locals call her kunjar amma in Tulu. Parashurama is credited to have erected the temple in honour of the divine mother Adi shakti 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.