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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kodlamane Vishnumurthy Temple

Kodlamane, Honnavar taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka · 14.2358°, 74.5086°

Vishnu, worshipped as VishnumurthyUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Vishnu temple at Kodlamane in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district, about a kilometre from Idagunji and 23 km from Honnavar town. A natural stream called Vishnu Tirtha runs beside it.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

The shrine is said to have been found several centuries ago deep inside dense hill forest.

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Sources

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