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Sri Venkataramana Temple
Karkala · Udupi · 38 km from Udupi
Lord Venkataramana
Karkala
38 km from Udupi
About the temple
The principal Vaishnava temple of Karkala town, with a richly carved wooden interior and a much-loved annual rathotsava.
Worth knowing
- Highlight: Carved wooden mandapa
- Best time to visit: Saturdays and during the rathotsava
- Presiding deity: Lord Venkataramana
- From Udupi: 38 km from Udupi
Getting there
Sri Venkataramana Temple is at Karkala, about 38 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 Venkataramana Temple
Book a vehicle with driver for this temple, or ask us to build a full circuit around it.
- LocationKarkala
- DistrictUdupi
- DeityLord Venkataramana
- From Udupi38 km from Udupi
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