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Ancient · Hindu · India
Banavasi Madhukeshwara Temple
Banavasi, Karnataka · 14.5353°, 75.0171°
Shiva (Madhukeshwara)KadambaKadamba
Sacred since
100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
2nd c. (Kadamba)
Kadamba
History & significance
The principal shrine of Banavasi, the old Kadamba capital in Uttara Kannada, attributed to the Kadamba dynasty and among the earliest temple foundations in the region. Mahashivaratri and the Banavasi fair are its main observances.