Souparnika River or Sowparnika nadi is a river flowing through

Kundapur taluk Kundapura Taluk is a taluk located in Udupi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Kundapur town is the taluk headquarters of Kundapur Taluk. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Kundapura Taluk had 79573 households with a populat ...

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. It joins with the Varahi River, Kedaka River, Chakra River, and Kubja River known as Panchagangavali river and merges into the

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. It flows near Mookambika temple, Kollur hence sometimes known as Kolluru nadi and is considered holy river by devotees of the temple. It is believed that Garuda (eagle) called Suparna performed penance on the banks of the river and attained salvation thus the name become Souparnika. It is also believed that river absorbs the elements of 64 different medicinal plants and roots as it flows, therefore it cures diseases of those who bath in it.

Distances from Kollur

# Kundapura: 40 km # Udupi: 80 km # Murudeshwara: 55 km # Mangalore: 140 km # Bangalore: 405 km (via Shimoga) # Sringeri: 115 km

References

Rivers of Karnataka Geography of Udupi district Rivers of India {{India-river-stub