Ujire Janardhana CF
Ujire is a town near Dharmasthala.
It is in Belthangady
taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Ujire is an
important junction for travelers in this region. The road at Ujire deviates to
Dharmasthala (towards Hassan, Bengaluru),
Kottigehara
(towards Horanadu,
Chikkamagaluru)
and Belthangady (towards Mangaluru).
Famous
Temples Around:
- Sri Janardhanaswami Temple: Sri Janardhanaswamy Temple is one of the main attractions of Ujire town. The temple is dedicated to Lord Janardhana (Vishnu). This is an 800-year-old temple and featured as one of the oldest of South Canara or Dakshina Kannada district.
- Surya Sadashivarudra Temple, Nada: Sadashivarudra Temple is in beautiful surroundings 6 km from Ujire in Nada village. Many devotees from Karnataka visit Sadashivarudra Temple.
- Sri Santhana Priya Naga Kshetra: Sri Santhana Priya Naga Kshetra Temple is one of the main attractions of Ujire town. The temple is dedicated to Lord Naga Devate (Subramanya, Kanya Rakteshwari, Naga Brahma). This is several years old temple in Dakshina Kannada district.
- Sri Sri Ranganatha Temple is a place of worship for all the villages around. Here is a combination of Vaishnava and Saivite traditions. Sri Sri Niladhari Swamy is the principal adhyadeva and is also present in Ishwara (Manjulesha). In sannidhi, the worship of gods is performed on special parva days. Ganesha homa is performed on the days of Sakshaschaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi. Naga Panchami is celebrated with Panchamrita, Siyalaabhishekam, Thambila, Ashlesha Bali Services, Rudrabhishekam in the presence of Ishwara, Maha Shivratri, Kumkumarchane in the presence of Amma, Flower Pooja, Ranga Pooja, Panchamritabhishekam, Milk Payasa, Ashhotara and Sarva Seva.
‘Siyalaabisheekam’
(Tender coconut) on the day of the lunar month of Chaitra month. The first day
of The Mesha month is siyalabhishekam
on Vishnu and Solar Day, Ram Navami on Chaitra Suddha Navami, Taptha Mudradharana on Ashadh Shuddha
Ekadasi, Naga on Tanu, Tambila, Shravana Month, Bahula Ashtami on Sri Krishna
Janmashtami, 108 Coconut Ganayaga on
Badrapada Suddha Chauthi, Ashvayuja Amavasya Deepavali During the period, Dhanu Puja, The Year-Long Festival is
celebrated on the day of Makar samkran.
Sri Santhanaswamy Temple is growing and illuminating
in the heart of Ujire. The temple has a history of about 1000 years.
Madhvacharya who came here in the 13th century A.D. called the place ujjabhuti
(ujerya in Tulu). Temple Historians believe that it was built before the 12th
century. Another evidence of the ancientity of the temple is that the ancient
writing of The Bronze Prabhavali at the bottom of the original image of Lord
Narasimha swamy gives the writing vasudeva kadamba dedicated to Vishnu in Ujire
on the first day of Capricorn Samvata on the adityavara of the Sharwari nama
samvatsara. The famous historian Dr. P. Gururaja Bhatt admired this temple as
an earlier temple than Madhvacharya. There is reference to Madhvacharya having
discussed philosophical thoughts with scholars in Ujire and wrote a book on
karma resolution.
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