Anantheshwara Temple, Udupi
| Anantheshwara Temple of Udupi | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Udupi district |
| Deity | shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Udupi |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Kerala temple architecture |
| Creator | Alupas |
| Completed | 8th century C.E. |
| Website | |
| Shri Anantheswara temple | |
Udupi Anantheshwara Temple is a historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Parashurama who is known as Anantheshwara This Anantheshwara temple is located in Udupi, India. The temple is a temple where Lord Vishnu is worshipped in the form of Linga. https://x.com/VisitUdupi/status/1508350732218830849?lang=en Thus in Sanskrit texts, the city is known as Rajata Pitha".[1]
There's also a belief that the temple was built by Pandavas.
The temple was built during the reign of the Alupas in the 8th century C.E. and is considered among the oldest in the Tulu Nadu region. Ananteshwara Temple of Shiva is close to Chandramouleshwara Temple of Lord Shiva.
The temple is the oldest in Udupi managed by Puttige Matha, one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi.[2] This is the place where Jagadguru Sri Madhvacharya wrote many of his Tattvavada scripts, taught it to his disciples and got adrushya (disappeared) to Badari to stay along with Lord Vedavyasa.[3]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref></ref></ref>Asian Studies|year=1997}}</ref> There is also a shrine for Lord Ayyappa near the temple.
References[edit]
- ^ Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 1267. ISBN 9788184752779.
- ^ "Udupi: Internal differences between Swamijis of eight Maths pour out into open". Daijiworld News. 10 June 2015.
- ^ Keshavadas (1972). The Doctrine of Reincarnation and Liberation. Dasashrama Research Publications. p. 77.
It also creates awe and wonder to know that Madhwa disappeared in the air from Udipi Ananteshwara Temple while he was lecturing on the Aitaraya Upanishad which is why it is known that he was the incarnation of the wind god.
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