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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kalikamba Temple

Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka · 12.8704°, 74.8344°

Kalikamba (Kali), worshipped with VinayakaUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A temple on Lower Car Street in Mangalore closely associated with the Vishwakarma Brahmana community of smiths and carpenters; its sanctums were rebuilt in granite in 2000, and it holds a ten-day Ugadi festival and a mass upanayana every five years.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined