Kattale Vaishnava Temple, Karnataka

Address

Kattale Vaishnava Temple, Shravanbela Gola (Rural), Karnataka 573135.

Diety

Vishnu

Introduction

Kattale Basadi is located in Barkur town, about 5 kms from Brahmavara and 20 kms from Udupi in Karnataka. This temple is Located inside the Kattale Group of Temples. Kattale complex has 3 temples and some more ruins. One temple is dedicated to Jainism, while other two were meant for Shiva and Vishnu. Here the primary deity is lord Vishnu. This temple is completely ruins. The sad part is, there was no one to look after these national monuments, and some people were even playing cards, hiding behind one of the temple structure. This may be a very small place with small ruined temple structures, not very picturesque, but it is still a national and cultural heritage with thousands of years of history. These monuments are dated to sometime around 12th century CE, according to the Archaeological Survey of India. But they are of historical significance as Barkur was an ancient city, and was the ancient capital of the Tulu kingdom.