Temples of Munnur (Historical Study)
by R. Muthuraman | 2016 | 67,784 words
This essay represents a historical study of the Temples in and around Munnur, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state Karnataka (India). Munnur is regarded as an important religious city for the followers of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The ancient history of Munnur traces to the reign of the Chola, from whom the city derives it's ...
Skanda Sashti
On Skanda Sashti Lord Subramanya vanquished the demon Surapadman. Muruga battled with the demon, cut his body into two halves, and, converting one half into a peacock and the other into a flag, took the first for his mount and the other for his in signia, thus blessing the Surapadman.[1]
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A.R.E., 79 of 1919.