Parashurama Kshetra
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Parashurama Kshetra is a revered coastal sacred region in Karnataka, India, traditionally believed to have been reclaimed from the sea by the sage Parashurama and renowned for its numerous ancient temples and pilgrimage sites.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage region
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mythological landscape ⓘ sacred region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parashurama avatar of Vishnu
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ sage Parashurama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
associated with coastal temple festivals and Rathotsava
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important center of Tulu and Kannada Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
coastal Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of coastal Goa (traditional belief) ⓘ parts of coastal Kerala (traditional belief) ⓘ |
| hasDeityCult |
Durga and Shakti worship
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Parashurama worship ⓘ Shiva worship ⓘ Vaishnava traditions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal temples facing the sea
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hilltop shrines near the coast ⓘ river-mouth shrines ⓘ |
| hasImportantTemple |
Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
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Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Karkala Ananthapadmanabha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollur Mookambika Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kollur Shankaranarayana Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kukke Subrahmanya Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumbashi Sri Vinayaka Temple (Anegudde) NERFINISHED ⓘ Murudeshwar Shiva Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sringeri Sharada Peetham (border region influence) ⓘ Udupi Anantheshwara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Udupi Chandramouleshwara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Udupi Sri Krishna Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTradition |
Kannada
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Konkani NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulu ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalOrigin | land reclaimed from the sea by Parashurama ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageCircuit | Udupi–Kollur–Murudeshwar–Gokarna route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient temples
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coastal sacred geography ⓘ pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western coast of India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | regional Hindu legends of Konkan and coastal Karnataka ⓘ |
| partOf | Konkan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageActivity | visited by devotees from Karnataka and neighboring states ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spiritualTheme | land reclaimed for dharma and temple worship ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | created by throwing Parashurama’s axe into the sea ⓘ |
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