Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple

Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple, located on the banks of Netravati River, is popular for a range of activities such as dispute resolution offered by Dharmadhikari Sri Virendra Hedge, honesty tests, social service events like mass Marriage functions and so on. Temple gets over 10000 visitors a day on an average and all are served free food by the temple authorities. The name Dharmasthala resembles religious harmony. A Jain Theerthankara is also worshipped besides Lord Manjunatha. People from different communities are involves in temple management. Temple doesn’t differentiate between deities on the basis of cast, creed, religion or any other parameters. Similar to Tirupati, you will find many devotees dedicating all their hair to lord here in Dharmasthala. Dr Virendra Heggade is passionate about cars and has a collection of 20-30 vintage cars. During your visit to Dharmasthala, do not miss to explore vintage car collection of Virendra Heggade. No photography is allowed inside, but you can buy a booklet containing photos of the cars. Temple management also runs a range of academic institutes where students are offered quality education at affordable price. Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple is at a distance of about 75 km from Mangaluru down and 320 km from Bengaluru. It is well connected by public transportation.