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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Shree Vishnumurthy Temple

Kulai, near Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka · 12.9639°, 74.8100°

Vishnu (Vishnumurthy)Undetermined
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
idol c. 600 years old; shrine rebuilt after 1911
Undetermined

History & significance

An old Vishnu shrine at Kulai north of Mangalore, found in ruins in the forest around 1911 by the local historian Venkatramana Hebbar and repeatedly renovated since. Its image is reckoned to be about six centuries old.

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Sources

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