Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple

Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to divine couple Virabhadra and Bhadrakali,[1] located in Godachi village of Belagavi district in Karnataka. The temple's garbhagriha is in Vijayanagara style and the door way is in Chalukya style of architecture. [2] [3]

Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple
ಗೊಡಚಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಭದ್ರಕಾಳಿ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ
Veerabhadreshwara
Bhadrakali
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Deity
Location
LocationGodachi
StateKarnataka
CountryIndia
Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple is located in Karnataka
Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple
Location in Karnataka
Geographic coordinates16°00′49″N 75°11′39″E / 16.013560°N 75.194051°E / 16.013560; 75.194051
Architecture
Style
[5]
Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara
Divine couple
Warrior avatars of Adishakti and Shiva
[6]
  • Deities of
  • Power
  • Protection
  • Auspiciousness
Veerabhadreshwara
Bhadrakali
Affiliation
PlanetMangala
Mantra
  • oṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ
  • oṃ vīrabhadrāya namaḥ
BattlesDaksha Yajna[7]
Adherents
Veerashaiva Lingayat
  • (Kuladevi
  • Kuladeva)
DayTuesday
Mount
TextsShiva Purana
Festivals
Godachi Jathre[8]
ಗೊಡಚಿ ಜಾತ್ರೆ
Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara Jathre
StatusActive
GenreFair
FrequencyAnnually
Most recent08 December 2022
Next event
26th December 2023
Full moon day of Margashira Month in Hindu calendar
[9]
Activity
2023
[11]

Reference

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  1. ^ "Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara Kshetra". Udayavani (in Kannada). 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Belagavi Gazette (PDF). gazetter.karnataka.gov.in. 1987. pp. 30–31.
  3. ^ "Godachi Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara". Karnataka.com. 8 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Historical Godachi Temple". Times of Karnataka (in Kannada). 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara". Prajavani (in Kannada). 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Veerabhadra Temple, Godachi, Karnataka". ishtadevata.com.
  7. ^ "Dharmasthala of Uttara Karnataka, Godachi Temple". Public Tv (in Kannada). 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Godachi Fair / Jathre". utsav.gov.in.
  9. ^ "ಗೊಡಚಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ್ತಿಲ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ" (in Kannada). 10 December 2019.
  10. ^ "ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿ". OneIndia.com. 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Godachi Rathotsava". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 23 December 2018.