Twin Programmes in Shri Kateel
Kateel, the famous pilgrimage centre with the temple dedicated to Mother Goddess, Shri Durgambika, in Dakshina Kannada District of coastal Karntaka, does not need any introduction. With an hour’s journey by bus from Mangalore, it is situated on the bank of the holy river, Nandini, daughter of Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling celestial cow which came to the earth to bring solace to the drought-stricken people in the days of yore.
According to a popular legend, the place derived its name from a Harijan youth, Katla and his mother discovered the sacred linga of Mother Goddess hidden in a leafy bush. Although the deity is named, Sri Durga Parameshwari, mythologically, she is known here as Sri Bhramarambike or the Mother who had assumed the form of a Bumble Bee. She had to assume this form as a boon secured by a demon called Arunasura who could not get harmed by any living creature that had two or four legs!
Kateel, the famous pilgrimage centre with the temple dedicated to Mother Goddess, Shri Durgambika, in Dakshina Kannada District of coastal Karntaka, does not need any introduction. With an hour’s journey by bus from Mangalore, it is situated on the bank of the holy river, Nandini, daughter of Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling celestial cow which came to the earth to bring solace to the drought-stricken people in the days of yore.
According to a popular legend, the place derived its name from a Harijan youth, Katla and his mother discovered the sacred linga of Mother Goddess hidden in a leafy bush. Although the deity is named, Sri Durga Parameshwari, mythologically, she is known here as Sri Bhramarambike or the Mother who had assumed the form of a Bumble Bee. She had to assume this form as a boon secured by a demon called Arunasura who could not get harmed by any living creature that had two or four legs!