Pakshikere is a hamlet on Haleyangady to Kinnigoli route. This hamlet is situated in

Mangalore taluk Mangalore taluk is a ''taluk'' (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the ''taluk''. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Munici ...

of Dakshina

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

district of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. Pakshikere in

literally means bird's lake or lake of birds. Pakshi means bird and kere means lake. Here in Pakshikere you can find few of the famous religious centers, like Suragiri Temple, Jarandaya Banta Sthana, Badriya Jumma Masjid, St Jude Church and Shrine founded in the year 1960 by Rev.Fr. Jacob Lobo., and few other sthanas.

Nearby places

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–Ker ...

Kateel Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is considered one of the holiest Hindu temple towns in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Nandini. Geography It is about ...

Kinnigoli Kinnigoli is a major suburb in the outskirts of Mangalore Tehsil (Mangalore Township). It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 5 km from Kateel (a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from M ...

Attur-kemral Attur or Atturu is a village coming under Kemral post office in Dakshina Kannada (South Kanara) district of Karnataka state in India. It is near to Kinnigoli town. Nandini river originates from eastern part of Kateel at Muchur and the origi ...

* Mulki *

Punaroor Punaroor is a village in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Punarur can be reached from either from Suratkal or Mulky. The Vishwanatha Temple in Punaroor attracts thousands of devotees. There are marriage halls within the tem ...

* Hosakadu *

Thokur Thokur (Thokuru or Thokooru in Tulu) is a locality of Mangalore city in Karnataka State in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most ...

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