Mangalore possesses a rich historical past. Mangaluru(Mangalore) which is bounded by the Arabian sea and the western ghats is Parashurama’s shristi and named after the goddess mangaladevi It is believed that Parashurama, the sixth avathar of Vishnu, destroyed the Kshatriya kings and donated the land to sage Kashyapa. As he believed, staying in the land which he donated is not right. He made in-depth remorse of the past conduct and meditation of Lord Shiva on Sahyadri mountrain region looking for new land for him to take refuge. Lord Shiva moved by his prayers, appeared before him and said he will incarnate in the form of Lord Manjunatha for the benefit of mankind and asked him to meditate upon him at Kadalivana (which is now Kadri). When Parashurama took a look at Kadalivana which was far from Sahyadri mountain, it seemed to be ocupied by the ocean. Parashurama will approach the ocean king, requesting him to leave the Kadalivana for which Ocean king denies. Angry on the oc...
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