Kumbashi (Anegudde Vinayaka) - Mukti Sthala of Karnataka

• Meditation:

Anegudda Vinayaka Temple, Kumbhasi, Udupi district, Karnataka

► Kumbashi: I meditate on Sri Anegudde Vinayaka abiding in the Mukti Sthala of Kumbashi.

• Greatness:

• Kumbashi is a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka (Bestower of Liberation) [Kollur, Udupi, Gokarna, Subramanya, Kumbashi, Koteshwara, Shankaranarayana]

• Legend of Kumbhasura: Sage Agastya was performing a penance to appease the Rain-god (Varuna deva) during the time of drought. Demon Kumbhasura started creating impediments to the Yagna. Bhima (one of the Pandavas) with the blessings of Sri Ganesha got a weapon through which he slayed Kumbhasura.

• Meaning of Anegudde: 'Aane' means 'Elephant' and 'Gudde', means 'hillock'. So Anegudde is the hillock on which Sri Ganesha abides.

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Anegudde Vinayaka Temple Hill
☁ Sea Shore (Kumbashi)

• Puranic Events:

1. Legend of Kumbhasura: Sage Agastya was performing a penance to appease the Rain-god (Varuna deva) during the time of drought. Demon Kumbhasura started creating impediments to the Yagna. Bhima (one of the Pandavas) with the blessings of Sri Ganesha got a weapon through which he slayed Kumbhasura.

2. Meaning of Anegudde: 'Aane' means 'Elephant' and 'Gudde', means 'hillock'. So Anegudde is the hillock on which Sri Ganesha abides.

• Temples (Summary):

• Ganesha:
- Sri Anegudde Vinayaka

• Location:

• Kumbashi is located in the Udupi district of Karnataka.

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