Kamalashile is located at a distance
of
35km from Kundapura in Udupi
district. and is about 6.5 km Siddapura.
Kamalashile is surrounded by
beautiful
mountains and evergreen forests
with the
river Kubja flowing by the side of it.
Kamalashile is famous for its ancient
Sri Brahmi Durgaparameshwari
temple
located in heart of the village. The
name
Kamalashile takes after the stone
Linga.
Goddess Sri Brahmi
Durgaparameshwari
is worshiped in the form of a Linga,
which
is said to be convergence of
Goddesses Mahakali, Maha Lakshmi
and Maha Saraswathi.
In the year 1968, flood water from
the river
Kubja inundated the temple and the
water
level rose to about 20 feet and the
wall
towards the river collapsed. Later in
the
year 1990 the entire temple was
rebuilt.
Wood used in construction of the
entire
temple are Halasu and Bhogi only.
A special Pooja is performed every
evening
called as "Salaam Pooja" as a tribute
to the
Muslim rulers Hyder Ali and his son
Tippu Sultan and the practice has
been
there for a long time
visit Official website:www.kamalashile.org
