Sri Mahalasa Narayani Temple Kajubag Karwar

Sri Mahalasa Narayani Temple Kajubag Karwar Mahalasa is considered as both female (as Mohini) and male (as a form of Vishnu). Mahalasa is identified with Mohini, the female avatar of the god Vishnu.

Mahalasa has four hands, carrying a Trishula, a sword, a severed head, and a drinking bowl. She stands on a prostrate man or demon, as a tiger or lion licks blood dripping from the severed head. She also wears the yajnopavita (sacred thread), which is generally dedicated on male deities.[1] She stands on a prostrate man or demon, as a tiger or lion licks blood dripping from the severed head. Goud

Saraswat Brahmins as well as Vaishnavas from Goa and South Canara identify her with Mohini and call her Narayani and Rahu-matthani, the slayer of Rahu, as told in the Bhavishya Purana.[2]

While in this shrine, Mahalasa is associated with Mohini and Vishnu, in the Khandoba cult, she is regarded as a form of goddess Parvati and wife of Khandoba, a form of Shiva (Parvati's husband).

Address

Mahalasa Wada Kajubag
Karwar
581301

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 8pm

Telephone

+916360812327

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