Nagaraja (with Nagayakshi and Nagakannika)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
Described as one of the oldest nagabanas of Udupi district, this serpent shrine venerates Nagaraja alongside Brahma, Raktheshwari, Nandikona, Kshetrapala and the daiva Bobbarya. Its main observances are Nagara Panchami, Subrahmanya Shasti, Navaratri and the annual Varshikotsava.