Kanajaru or Kanajar is a small village approximately 78 km north of

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...

, 18 km west of

Karkala ''Karkala'' also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 60 km from Mangalore in the Tulu Nadu region of the state,it lies near the foothill ...

and 33 km east of

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

. Kanajaru is part of

Karkala Taluk Karkala taluk is a taluk in the Udupi District of the Indian state of Karnataka. The headquarters is the town of Karkala ''Karkala'' also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district ...

Udupi District Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven talu ...

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Notable locations

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Kanajar Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes situated at Kanajar near Karkala, India. The church was built in 1938. This church comes under Deanery of Karkala, Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi. ...

is a

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dedicated to

Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes (french: Notre-Dame de Lourdes) is a title of the Virgin Mary. She is venerated under this title by the Roman Catholic church due to her apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France. The first apparition of 11 February 1858, ...

. Kanajar Church is surrounded by

Moodubelle Belle (also known as Bollay) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code=01308800 It is located in the Udupi taluk of Udupi district. The village is known for its historic Moodu-Belle Mahalingeshwara Temple dedicated to ...

, Nakre, Hirgan, Manipal and Karkal parishes. Little Flower English Medium School, Ranganapalke is run by Glarida Education Trust. Lourdes Hospital was inaugurated on 11 February 2003. Kanajaru Sauharda Bhavan was inaugurated and Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Bishop of

on 18 April 2009.

Culture

Most of the popular Indian festivals are celebrated in Kanajaru, the most important being

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...

, Diwali,

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

, Eid, and Ganesh Chaturthi. Kanajaru Church celebrates annual festival in the first week of December and parish titular feast is celebrated on 11 February. Brahmalingeshwara temple Kanajaru celebrates annual festivities (utsava) in the last week of December every year.

Economy

The economy of Kanajaru is mainly due to coconut tree plantation and products of coconut, rice production, jasmine flowers and workers who earn daily wages. However to a large extent the economy is also supported by the large number of expatriates who are working abroad, especially Gulf region in the Middle East. Kanajaru is fast producing young adults with higher educational degrees. The remittance of the Kanajaru residents working abroad is the main source for the prosperity in the region.

References

External links

Kanajar Church: http://lourdes.kanajar.com Kanajar Online: http://www.kanajaronline.com {{Settlements in Udupi district Cities and towns in Udupi district Villages in Udupi district

Notable locations

Culture

Economy

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