Deep inside a cave, and all alone and unknown is Mudugallu Keshavanatha Temple. To get there visitors must walk 75 feet by way of knee‑deep water. Walking on this path in our own hands feels like we are going to a test of faith because from the beginning to the middle the way of the journey is a struggle that takes faith and courage. For you, this shrine, a place of worship to them all, is also a monument in silence to spirituality.
The Keshavanatha Shiva Temple has been with local people for centuries. The ancient stories that have been passed down to history make the temple a place for a way and a place in which you are surrounded by the element of nature. For other temples and what they see in the vicinity of Bangalore to be visited that time by any one one is not a little less hard work there.
Walking through the temple: Both a familiar walking path through the water is difficult but peaceful but peaceful for visitors. In the desert the cave’s atmosphere is quiet, only the voices of the footsteps and the sound of the water is heard throughout and you come to know that once you get lost to the temple and come to a certain elevation inside this temple a deep emotion of spirituality arises that the cave’s presence fills the space by the way it feels all the more profound. For some of my colleagues, the journey seemed symbolic from this point onwards because even if that’s all it means, you have to try hard enough to reach the temple is a spiritual journey.
The temple has long stood before the people of those around them, as in history, in mystery and in faith and so on. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva; so singing Om Namah Shivay is extremely prevalent in this place. So the temple is always more than rituals but doing and seeing things, in a temple that is truly not a thing of the modern world.
The Mudugallu Keshavanatha Temple is located in Keradi, Kundapura.
- From Mangalore: around 120 km
- From Udupi: around 75 km
- From Bangalore: around 400 km
That and its remote location give it a great attraction that can also be found in its landscape at once as you are looking for adventure and spiritual feeling in it and it will draw other people back and for this they are quite impressed.
Mudugallu Keshavanatha Temple is more than a mystical shrine, it is a journey of faith. For the pilgrims to walk through water to touch it it’s hard work and patience. Out among the elements the temple is a symbol of faith in its centuries long history. Walking into this and to what extent one gets touched by such places on the horizon of nature is that not only does it offer worship but also, in addition, a pure gift: silence, mystery and divine touch.
