Karnataka Coastal Plain

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Kali (Kalinadi) (184 km) flows

▬ River Sharavati (128 km) flows

▬ River Aghanashini (121 km) flows

▬ River Bedti (161 km) flows

▬ River Netravati (103 km) flows

▬ River Gangavali (Gangavalli) (152 km) flows

▬ River Varahi (128 km) flows

☁ Udupi Sea Shore
↪ Udupi (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

☁ Gokarna Sea Shore
↪ Gokarna (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

☁ Kumbhasi Sea Shore
↪ Kumbhasi (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

☁ Koteshwara Sea Shore
↪ Koteshwara (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

• Pilgrimages:

• Karnataka Coastal Plain (Karnataka):
▬ Kali (Kalinadi) (184 km)- Sharavati (128 km)- Aghanashini (121 km)- Bedti (161 km)- Netravati (103 km)- Gangavali (Gangavalli) (152 km)- Varahi (128 km) flows
- Udupi Krishna (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Gokarna Mahabaleshwar (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Gangavali - Aghanashini Sangam)
- Kumbashi (Anegudde Vinayaka) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Kundapura Koteshwara (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
- Kundapura Shankaranarayana (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)

🟫 Udupi (Krishna) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

☁ Sea Shore (Udupi)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Sri Krishna abides in Udupi (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) as Udupi Krishna. According to legend the idol of Sri Krishna in Udupi was installed by Sri Madhvacharya.

🟫 Gokarna (Mahabaleshwar) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka)

☁ Sea Shore (Gokarna)
◉ Gangavali (Gangavalli) (152 km) - Aghanashini (121 km) Sangam (Confluence)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Lord Shiva gave a Shiva Linga to Ravana (as a boon for his penance at Kailasha) which got fixed in Gokarna (identified with Gokarna Mahabaleshwar) (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka).

🟫 Kumbashi (Anegudde Vinayaka) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

☗ Anegudde Vinayaka Temple Hill
☁ Sea Shore (Kumbashi)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Bhima (Pandava) with the blessings of Sri Ganesha got a weapon through which he slayed Kumbhasura at Kumbhasi (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka). Kumbhasura was creating impediment to a Yagna of sage Agastya.

🟫 Koteshwara (of Kundapura) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

◼ Koti Teertha Lake
☁ Sea Shore (Koteshwara)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Lord Brahma worshipped Kotilingeshwara Shiva at Koteshwara (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka).

🟫 Shankaranarayana (of Kundapura) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

☗ Kroda Giri (slopes of Western Ghats)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

- Kroda Maharshi performed penance on Kroda Giri and invoked Shiva and Vishnu together (Shankaranarayana) (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) seeking protection from demons Kharasura and Rattasura.