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Kumbla, Kasaragod district, Kerala · 12.5949°, 74.9424°
An old Vaishnava temple at Kumbla in Kasaragod district holding a jet-black granite Balagopalakrishna, renovated in the 10th century by the Kadamba king Jayasimha whose capital was Kumbla; it is reckoned an Abhimana Kshetram.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Krishna is said to have given the image to the sage Kanva in the Dvapara Yuga; the water that flowed from the sage's rites became the Kumbha Hole river, and the town grew around it.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kadamba
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