Polali is a village in
Bantwal
Bantwal () is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It is located East of Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
Along with BC ...
taluk
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, in the
Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of
Karnataka
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state in
India
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. Polali is famous for the
Rajarajeshwari Temple.
Raja Rajeshwari is an icon of
Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and r ...
.Polali Shri Raja Rajeshwari temple is famous for its month-long annual jaatra held in the month of March and April. The temple is thronged by devotees during this time. A fair is also held in the premises of the temple.
History
Shri Rajarajeshwari temple is located at Polali in Kariyangala Village of Bantwal Taluk in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State. Shri Kshetra Polali is in the heart of this village surrounded by high hillocks and wide paddy fields. River Phalguni flows from east on the northern side a furlong way from the temple. It turns left towards south at the back of the temple in the Western side. This place was being called as Pural and the deity in the temple was known as Porala Devi in several old records and ancient epigraphs available.
Puliapura is its Sanskrit version. In Tulu this is called Pural. It is believed that
King Suratha got the temple constructed, installed the image and placed his own crown on the head of the image. This is an ancient temple. This temple has been alluded to in the Ashokan inscriptions and in the reports of the foreign travelers who visited India. Queen
Chennammaji of Keladi visited Polali and got a grand chariot constructed for the temple.
Being a pilgrimage Centre, Polali attracts travelers and tourists with its natural scenic beauty and serenity. Polali Chendu is a unique festival in this temple, which will be performed during annual festival of the temple on April .
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Villages in Dakshina Kannada district
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