Names
- Mookambika — the mother who struck the demon Mookasura mute1
At Kollur
The main image is a swayambhu linga whose left half represents the goddess triad; the temple describes her as the union of Adi Parashakti and Parabrahman, with Shiva and Shakti together in one jyotirlinga.1
Where to go next
Mookambika Temple, KollurThe goddess Mookambika and a jyotirlinga of Shiva and Shakti, below Kodachadri in the Western Ghats.
AI-created illustrationMookambika and MookasuraThe goddess who silenced a demon before he could ask for his boon.
AI-created illustrationNavaratri and Mysuru DasaraNine nights of the goddess ending on Vijayadashami, Karnataka’s state festival.
Sources
- Encyclopedia Kollur Mookambika Temple — Wikipedia · accessed 2026-11-08
Researched 2026-11-08 from the cited sources. Community corrections are welcome; traditions differ, and differences are shown rather than resolved.