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There are few very old and famous Durga Devi temples near Udupi.Godess Durga is worshipped as Durga Parameshwari or Mahishamardini in these temples.
Neelavara,a small town around 18km from Udupi has a old and famous temple dedicated to Goddess Mahishamardini.Apart from the main deity you can also see Ganapathy and Veerabhadra idols inside the temple.During navaratri and in general on fridays large number of devotees visit the temple.
Below is the idol of Shri Durga Parameshwari worshipped in the temple.

Other places of interest here are Panchami Kaanana which is a place dedicated to snake god.In this place you can find lots of stones carved with snake heads and people worship it as Naaga Bana.
Below is the picture of Panchami Kaanana.

There is also a temple dedicated to Kalkuda here.Kalkuda is a local deity or a spirit which is worshiped by the villagers to protect the village and the people.You can see so many bells hanged here.Giving bells to the temple is considered to be one of the sevas here.

Do not forget to visit the Go Shala (cow-center) which is few kilometers away.This cow-center is maintained by Pejavar Mutt. Cows which are abandoned on the roads due to age,disease or no food and shelter are being rescued and taken care here.I really enjoy spending time with them giving food,water and talking to them.

These post explains in detail about the goshala and neelavara.

Neelavara Durga Parameshwari

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