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Idagunji

Coordinates:14°21′N74°42′E/ 14.35°N 74.7°E/14.35; 74.7
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Idagunji
village
Idagunji is located in Karnataka
Idagunji
Idagunji
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:14°21′N74°42′E/ 14.35°N 74.7°E/14.35; 74.7
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
RegionKanara
DistrictUttara Kannada
TalukHonnavar
Languages
• OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)

Idagunjiis a small village inHonnavar Taluk,in theUttara Kannada districtofKarnatakastate, India.

It is a famous place ofHindupilgrimage and worship.

Geography

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Idugunji is close toMankiand about 14 km fromHonnavar,inHonnavar Taluk;and 28 km from Navilgona.

The Shree Vinayaka Devaru[1](Kannada:ಗಣಪತಿ ಇಡಗುಂಜಿ) is aHindu templededicated to the godGanesha(Vinayaka), located on the West Coast of India in the Idagunji town inUttara Kannada districtinKarnataka state,India. The temple's popularity as a religious place is recorded by about 1 million devotees visiting it annually.[2][3]

It is one of the six famous Ganesha temples on the west Coast of India, which is also popularly called the "Ganesha Coast".[4]

See also

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  1. ^Official site
  2. ^"The Story of Mhatobar Shree Vinayaka Devaru, Idagunji".Official Website of the Idagunji Devaru.Retrieved30 January2013.
  3. ^"Shri Ganapathi Temple".Official Website of Government of Karnataka, karnataka.Retrieved30 June2013.
  4. ^"The one-day speedy darshan".The Hindu.17 September 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 2 November 2012.Retrieved30 January2013.