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Demon had also been praying to Lord Shiva to get powers that would make him invincible and let him do whatever he wanted. Knowing the evil mind of this demon, Devi
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548:"Things To Keep In Mind While Travelling to Mookambika Temple"
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604:"Welcome To Kollur Sri Mookambika Devi Site"
46:Inside view of the Kollur Mookambika temple
1515:Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Shivanasamudra
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1430:Panchalingeshwara temple, Govindanahalli
930:Bhoganidishvara, Chikkaballapur district
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311:temple dedicated to the mother goddess
1610:Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara Swamy Temple
327:. Being situated in the land between
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1305:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli
1290:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bhadravati
1285:Lakshmi Devi Temple, Doddagaddavalli
640:. Karnataka Holidays. Archived from
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1200:Kodlamane Shree Vishnumurthy Temple
793:Kodlamane Shree Vishnumurthy Temple
1415:Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple, Bidar
1310:Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu
1250:Kumara Swamy Devasthana, Bangalore
975:Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura
554:. Devotional Store. Archived from
496:Annapurneshwari Temple, Cherukunnu
347:The main deity of the temple is a
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1455:Ranganathaswamy Temple, Bangalore
1150:Kalleshwara Temple, Hire Hadagali
1025:Kalakaleshwara Temple Gajendragad
343:Idols, Sub- Shrines and Festivals
335:, believed to be created by sage
1615:Yelluru Shri Vishweshwara Temple
1595:Vijayanarayana Temple, Gundlupet
1500:Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud
1450:Rameshvara Temple, Narasamangala
1300:Lakshminarasimha Temple, Javagal
970:Chennakeshava Temple, Aralaguppe
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27:Hindu temple in Karnataka, India
1646:Hindu temples in Udupi district
1590:Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi
1320:Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple
1175:Kasivisvesvara Temple, Lakkundi
1155:Kamala Narayana Temple Belagavi
850:Amrutesvara Temple, Amruthapura
323:hills, on the southern bank of
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1185:Kedareshvara Temple, Balligavi
1140:Kalleshvara Temple, Aralaguppe
1115:Kaitabheshvara Temple, Kubatur
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1335:Mallikarjuna Temple, Basaralu
1315:Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna
1265:Kuruvathi Basaveshwara temple
925:Bucesvara Temple, Koravangala
528:. timesofindia.indiatimes.com
491:Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore
481:Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary
238:King Halugallu Veera Sangayya
1440:Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple
1180:Kedareswara temple, Halebidu
1075:Panchalingewara Temple Hooli
1040:Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
1035:Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur
960:Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple
920:Brahmeshvara Temple, Kikkeri
900:Banashankari Temple, Amargol
682:Sri Mookambika Temple Kollur
610:. kollur.com. Archived from
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965:Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
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1570:Trikuteshwara Temple Gadag
1555:Temples of North Karnataka
1490:Sringeri Sharadamba Temple
1145:Kalleshvara Temple, Bagali
1135:Kalleshvara Temple, Ambali
1060:Halasuru Someshwara Temple
1010:Doddabasappa Temple Dambal
634:"Kollur Mookambika Temple"
584:. Gotirupati. 6 March 2016
578:"Kollur Mookambika Temple"
522:"Kollur Mookambika Temple"
501:Yellamma Temple, Saundatti
389:There are sub-shrines for
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1495:Siddhesvara Temple Haveri
1475:Shree Vishnumurthy Temple
1445:Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple
1420:Nellitheertha Cave Temple
1390:Mylara Lingeshwara Temple
1370:Mookambika Temple, Kollur
1330:Mahakuta group of temples
1215:Kote Venkataramana Temple
1100:Ishvara Temple, Arasikere
1050:Gokarnanatheshwara Temple
950:Chandramouleshwara Temple
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1090:Ganesha Temple, Idagunji
895:Banashankari Amma Temple
281:Kollur Mookambika Temple
264:Lamp and the Kodimaram (
35:Kollur Mookambika Temple
1585:Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
1510:Kolar Someshwara Temple
1240:Kukke Subramanya Temple
995:Dharmaraya Swamy Temple
865:Annapoorneshwari Temple
486:Marikamba Temple, Sirsi
1505:Sirsangi Kalika Temple
1325:Mahadeva Temple, Itagi
1110:Kadri Manjunath Temple
677:Mookambika Devi Temple
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672:Indian Temples Kollur
638:karnatakaholidays.com
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172:Location in Karnataka
1085:Hulimavu cave Temple
1015:Durga temple, Aihole
1005:Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
945:Chamundeswari Temple
855:Ananthasayana temple
299:and in the state of
276:view of the entrance
1575:Tripurantaka Temple
1550:Temples in Tulunadu
1080:Hoysaleswara Temple
1000:Dharmasthala Temple
985:Chowdeshwari Temple
885:Badami Cave Temples
748:Dharmasthala Temple
552:devotionalstore.com
471:of ancient Kerala.
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1560:Thirunarayanapuram
1350:Mangaladevi Temple
1235:Kudroli Bhagavathi
1205:Kodandarama Temple
644:on 1 November 2019
526:The Times of India
520:Hande, Shrinidhi.
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16:(Redirected from
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1360:Mariyamma Temple
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990:Devarayana Durga
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