Doddikatta is a temple village near Bajpe

Bajpe

Bajpe is a census town in located close to Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is around 18 km from the heart of the city of Mangalore. The Mangalore International Airport is located at Bajpe and is popularly known as the Bajpe...

 in the Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

 district of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is about 19 kilometers away from Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 and is considered a holy shrine for Hindus. The main deity at the temple is Swambhoolingeshwara or Lord Shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 himself.

The holy temple is situated in the Vally amidst panoramic scenes and fascinating greenery. Thousands of devotees visit Doddikatta every day to seek blessings from Lord Shiva.
Also,a lot of devotees from all around the world visit this divine shrine to worship holy lord Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivaratri.

Regular Pooja’s are conducted thrice in a day in the temple & special pooja’s like Rudrabhisheka are conducted periodically. Major Festivals like Mahashivaratri are celebrated with much gaiety & religious activities & the temple witnesses lots of devotees. The kshetra is unique for housing 32 Kuladevatas & the ever-growing Linga which is as it has grown since years with no carving or sculpting. In the interpretations of some priests, the thin vertical dividing line denotes Shiva & Parvati together