The Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple, near Mangalore city, steeped in an ancient legend related to the divine form of Durga, is located on an islet in the Nandini River, daughter of Kamadenu, in an incarnated river form
Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple, Mangalore Did you know that the Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple, near Mangalore city, steeped in an ancient legend related to the divine form of Durga, is located on an islet in the Nandini River, daughter of Kamadenu, in an incarnated river form? The Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple , a Shakti temple, in a village by the name Kateel 29 km from Manglore city in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, is dedicated to Goddess Durga, who is popularly known as Kateel Devi. The name Kateel, is derived from two Tulu language words―‘Kati’ means waist and ‘Ile’ means "earth", meaning the central area of earth. The temple is located in an island formed in the river Nandini and Durga incarnated in the form Mohini and then a rock and a Bee who slayed the rakahasa in the form of a Bee. The ancient legend narrated to this temple and the river Nandini that encirles it relates to a rakshasa (malevolent demigod) called Arunasura. ...
