Koodli is a small village in Shimoga District of Karnataka.
Koodli is the place where two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River, meet to
give rise to the Tungabhadra River. View of the 'Sangama' makes the place enchanting.
koodli houses Sri Chitamani Narasimha Swamy
Temple, a Saligrama image beside the
Sangameshwara temple. It believed to be installed and worshipped by Sri
Prahlada.It is sais that one who takes bath in sangam and prays to chintamani Narasimha all his worries will be vanished. The rivers are worshipped and considered to be sacred. It has a Shankar
mutt stated to have been founded in the 16th century by Jagadguru Narsimha
Bharathi Swamigalu of Sringeri. Within the premises of the mutt, there are
shrines of Sharadamba and Shankaracharya. Outside, there are two temples of
hoysala times dedicated to Rameshwara and Narasimha. Rushyashrama,
Brahmeshwara, Narasimha and Rameshwara temples are located in this village.
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| Tunga-Bhadra sangam |
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| Rameshwara Temple |
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| Sri Chintamani Narasimha Temple |
There are two mutts in the Koodli. One is Shankara mutt
(Advaita Philosophy) & another one is Akshobhya thirtha Mutt (Dvaita
Philosophy).
It is 16 Kms from Shimoga on Holehonnur – Channagiri Road.
Travel time from Shimoga to Koodli is 30min to 45mins.
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