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Sri Marikamba Temple
Sirsi · Uttara Kannada · 175 km from Udupi
Goddess Marikamba
Sirsi
175 km from Udupi
About the temple
The largest Marikamba temple in Karnataka, its 7-foot idol housed in a brightly painted shrine. The biennial Sirsi Marikamba jatre is among the state's biggest fairs.
Worth knowing
- Highlight: Biennial Sirsi jatre
- Best time to visit: Jatre years, February–March
- Presiding deity: Goddess Marikamba
- From Udupi: 175 km from Udupi
Getting there
Sri Marikamba Temple is at Sirsi, about 175 km from Udupi. We run chauffeur-driven cars and tempo travellers to it from Udupi, Manipal, Mangalore, Karkala and Kundapura. Your driver knows the darshan windows here and will plan the departure time around them rather than around the odometer.
Darshan timings, seva bookings and festival dates are set by the temple administration and do change. Please confirm with the temple directly before travelling — and tell us what you find, so we can time the drive to suit.
Visit Sri Marikamba Temple
Book a vehicle with driver for this temple, or ask us to build a full circuit around it.
- LocationSirsi
- DistrictUttara Kannada
- DeityGoddess Marikamba
- From Udupi175 km from Udupi
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