Kollur Mookambika Amman

Kollur Mookambika Amman

kollur mookambika temple address:

Kundapur Road, Kollur, Karnataka 576220

Mookambika temple is dedicated to goddess Parvathi and believed to be created by Parashurama. This temple is very well known among the people of Tamilnadu and the goddess Parvathi is called in Tamil as Thai Mookambika. Parvathi temple is located exactly on the banks of the perennial river Souparnika that runs close to the foot hills of the Western Ghats. River Sauparnika has its attribute to the eagle called Suparna that did penance in this bank and attained salvation.

This temple has a long history for its origin. It is said goddess Parvathi killed the Kamsasuran who lived here and who attempted to become all powerful through his penance. . Devi along with the help of Veerabadra, Ganapathi and Shiva initially made him dumb and he came to be called Mookasuran, mooka means to be dumb. Later the goddess killed him with her Chakra on the midnight of Shukla Astami. From then on Devi came to be called as Kollur Devi Mookambika. Then her divine energy became one with the lingam worshipped by Kola Maharishi.

At the Sri Mookambika temple the Lingam is the main deity and is known as Jyothirlingam. Devi Mookambika has three eyes and four arms, with the divine disc and conch in her hands.The Mookambika temple is renowned for its beauty and aesthetics, all over the world. Goddess Kollur Mookambika is adorned with flowers. Ritual bathing and prayer to the idol are a common feature of the presiding lingam. The perennial Souparnika river’s pure water is used for theertham and puja. The kollur Mookambika temple wears a festival look during Navarathri and Navarathri is celebrated with pomp, show and gaiety.

kollur mookambika temple darshan timings:

kollur mookambika pooja timing:

SL.No	Time	Description
1	5.00 A.M	Opening the Doors.
2	6.00 A.M	Starting of the Morning Pooja
3	7.30 A.M	Danthadavan Bali
4	8.00 A.M	Mangalarathi
5	8.30 A.M	Bali
6	11.30 A.M	Starting of the after noon pooja Arachane.
7	12.00 P.M	Mahanaivedya.
8	12.15 P.M	Bali.
9	1.30 P.M	Closing the Doors of the Devasthan.
10	6.00 P.M	Starting of the Prasadha Pooja.
11	7.30 P.M	Mangalarathi.
12	8.00 P.M	Bali Mangalarathi.
13	8.30 P.M	Bali UtasvaKashaya.
14	9.00 P.M	Mangalarathi.

kollur mookambika special pooja details

Seva-Name	Description
Alankara Pooja	All ornaments will wear by Sri. Devi to have this pooja. This seva is considered as a special seva.
Chandika Homa	This seva is to book in a quite advance. At present already booked for three years. Three chandika Homes will be performed in every day. The Devotees who are interested to this seva, the date of the Chandika Homa is to be determined by the Temple office, After fixing the Chandika Home date, he/she has to come a day earlier to this Sri Kshethara/holy place, the lodging room will be reserved as per the Reservation payment. This seva commencing at 8.00 A.M in the morning and gets closed by 11.30 A.M. The Devotees of this Homa Seva, has to come in a very cleaned manner, and to have the Darshan of the Devi, and to have the Sankalpa of this Chandika Homa, later on, the coffee and Tiffin can be finished. This Homa is one of the special Homa performed in this Srikshethara.
Maha Pooja	The three times pooja will be performed in a day. The expenditure incurred to this pooja and Alankara Pooja, Paramanna Neivydhya, Yedenaivydya, Harivana Naivaidya, Shatha Rudra, Panchamurthaabhiseka, Pusharathotsava, Laliki Uttsava, All these poojas will be performed. The devotee who is interested and serious of this pooja, he has to come to the temple office a day earlier and obtain the receipts. Next day pooja commences in the morning of 7.00 A.M