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Maranakatte is
located
at
a
distance
of
16 km
from Kundapura on
the
way
to Kollur and
the
village
is
also
called[1] Kanchinakodlu.
There
is
a
Brahmalingeshwara
Temple
which
is
located
on
the
banks
of
river
Brahmakunda
in
the
northside
which
then
takes
a
steep
turn
towards
east
which
increases
the
beauty
of
the
spot.
Kamhasura,
an
asura,
performed
Bhairavi
Yaga
and
pleased
the
divine
mother
and
took
a
boon
that
he
shouldn't
be
killed
by
any
male
being
or
entity.
The
asura
having
received
the
boon
started
wreaking
havoc
in
the
three
worlds,
disturbing
peace
and
good
people.
The
Trimurtis
and
all
the
devas
prayed
to
the
divine
mother
to
save
them
from
his
misdeeds.
The
goddess
sends
a
messenger
to
warn
him
to
mend
his
ways
but
he
does
not
relent
due
to
his
arrogance.
To
further
gain
powers,
he
performs
severe
penance
to
please
Lord
Shiva
or
Shankara,
he
suddenly
loses
his
power
of
speech
i.e.
he
becomes
'mooka'
or
dumb.
In
the
battlefield
he
sees
the
divine
mother
and
at
once
realizes
his
follies
and
misdeeds,
but
he
is
unable
to
beg
forgiveness
due
to
his
state
of
being
dumb.
Jaganmata
realizes
this
and
grants
him
the
power
of
speech;
Mookasura
(Kamhasura)
repents
and
begs
for
moksha
and
asks
of
his
name
to
stay
forever.
The
divine
mother
agrees
and
says
after
slaying
him,
she
shall
be
called
Mookambika
after
him.
According
to Skanda
Purana,
Goddess Mookambika performed
a
Marana
Homa
here
after
killing
Mookasura.
After
slaying
the
demon,
the
divine
mother
granted
divinity
to
the
demon's
soul
and
blessed
him
to
be
known
as
Brahmalingeshwara.
The
Temple
faces
east
side
&
the
sanctorum
faces
the
north.
By
the
sides
of
the
Sanctorum,
the
main
lord
Brahmalingeshwara
there
is
Malayali
Yakshi
&
vata
Yakshi
&
also
two
Dwarapalakas.
To
the
right
of
the
Sanctorum
there
is
a katte (colloquial Kannada)
in
which Sri
Chakra yantra
is
established
by Adi
Shankara.
Beside
the
"Brahmalingeshwara
Gudi"
there
is
a
'Daivadha
mane'
of
Hashaiguli
(who
came
from
Kashi
or Varanasi),
Haiguli,
Chikku
and
other
parivara
daivas.
There
is
a
mother-son
relationship
between
Goddess
Mookambika
and
Shri
Brahmalingeshwara.
On
Makara
Sankranthi,
like
many
other
temples
in
Dakshina
Kannada,
a
temple
fair
is
arranged
here
which
attracts
a
multitude
of
people
from
all
over
the Udupi
district and
neighbouring
districts.
The
specialty
of
the
place
is
settling
of
disputes
&
promises
uttered
in
the
name
of
God
(vaakya teermana)
which
have
a
deep
influence
in
the
mind
of
the
devotees.
People
who
are
possessed
by
spirits
can
get
cured
of
the
possession
by
the
grace
of
the
lord.
People
especially
troubled
by Brahmarakshasa (spirit
of
a
deceased Brahmana who
has
done
misdeeds
in
life)
can
get
definitive
solutions
to
these
kind
of
problems.
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