Divine Karnataka Gokarna Udupi Mookambika Temple Dharmasthala Murudeshwar Iskcon Temple Shravanabelagola Mudabidri Venur Karkala Sringeri Inam Dattatreya Peetha Talacauvery Banavasi Khwaja Bande Nawaz Sharanabasaveshwara Shrine Basavakalyan Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Banashankari Koodalasangama Yellamma Temple Siddhaganga Shivaganga Devarayanadurga Nanjangud Melkote Talakad       District: Udupi   Mangalore - 130km Bangalore - 405km (via Shimoga)   Baindur - 30km   Mangalore - 130km STD Code: 0820   130km from Mangalore, amid the green canopy of the Western Ghats, lies the village of Kollur. Here, the Mookambika Temple, one of the seven most sacred spots of the coastal region, is dedicated to the goddess of emotional power and strength. The temple has a gold plated crest and copper roofs. Adi Shankaracharya, the great philosopher, is said to have visited this temple to perform penance.