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Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka · 14.6123°, 74.8396°
Built by the townspeople of Sirsi in 1688 and decorated with kaavi murals, a now-vanished coastal Konkan technique. Gandhi's refusal to enter it in 1934 over animal sacrifice led to a local campaign that ended the practice, and its biennial Sirsi Jathre is reckoned South India's largest fair.
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 seven-foot image of the goddess is said to have been recovered from a pond on the road to Hangal.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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