Sowthadka Shree Mahaganapati Temple

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Sowthadka Shree Mahaganapati Temple - Location details

Sowthadka Shree Mahaganapati Temple, Temple, Kokkada, Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

Sowthadka Shree Mahaganapati Temple - Food details

Mangalore Buns

Sowthadka Shree Mahaganapati Temple - History details

This open-air Ganapati shrine in Dakshina Kannada traces its origins to a destroyed royal-family temple nearly 800 years ago. Cowherds rescued the idol and installed it in a cucumber field—giving the place its name (‘southe’=cucumber). Located amid greenery near the Kapila/Netravati basin, it is famed for bells and 24×7 darshan. Special event: Mahapuja in January.