29th December 2021
Every occasion on my way to Bangalore via Mangalore, the gaze at the arch of Narahari Parvata left a backlog on my must visit place. The ritual went on for years and finally almost dropped since I changed my drive route. Today, we made up mind to visit this place alongside Karinjeshwara temple and felt blessed. Here is short post with pictures. This was exclusive visit to Karinjeshwara temple, Narahari temple and Polali Shri Rajarajeshwari temple from our native village.
Narahari Parvata is renowned temple of Dakshina Kannada district having history which dates to DwaparaYuga. It seems like Pandavas visited here along with Krishna. Krishna created four teethas shanka, chakra, gada, padma. The four teerthas are formed in same shape as Krishna's weapons. Pandavas took bath in holy teerthas to ward off sins of war. Later Pandavas installed shiva linga and performed pooja to both Shiva & Krishna. Henceforth, the hill is named as Narahari parvata or Narahari Sadashiva Parvata. Here is the kannada version from temple placard.
The primary sanctum houses Lord shiva facing east. Serpent ganapathi shrines are faces the primary sanctum which face west. The temple is under renovation which is temporarily stalled due to fund crunch.
Alighting around 50 steps, you find rest 3 theerthas. A small walkway over the rocky base leads you to view point where one can enjoy the mesmerizing views of nature sitting on bench. This would be enchanting during monsoon season or during sunset.
Some wisdom from temple. View and read from extra large pixel!
Beware of monkey menace at temple premises. They not even spare sanctum. The priest closes the sanctum periodically since monkey throng and spoil the sanctum. The monkeys also threaten the visitors to grab their eatables.
The cars were not allowed till hilltop owing to space issue. The parking lot is now occupied by construction raw materials. The last few meters are steep to drive which one needs to be attentive especially during monsoon season, The space at hilltop is also limited and precarious. If you can climb steps, then the base of temple has ample parking space.
The Narahari Parvata is easy to visit. Along Bangalore-Mangalore national highway around 2kms from Bantwal towards Mani, you can view the temple arch welcoming the devotees. From here, a steep drive towards hilltop for 2kms, will lead you to temple.
Here is short video from our visit. I dont have pictures of teerthas. Kindly watch the video to get glimpse of all theerthas.
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