Chakra River

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The Chakra River is a beautiful, serene river in the state of Karnataka, India, known for its crystal-clear waters and lush green surroundings. It flows primarily through the Western Ghats, carving its way through dense forests, creating a picturesque landscape that attracts nature lovers, trekkers, and adventurers alike. The river is one of the major tributaries of the Sharavathi River and plays a crucial role in the ecology of the region. Rich in biodiversity, the Chakra River provides an essential habitat for many species of plants and animals, making it an ideal destination for ecotourism.

The Chakra nagar is a small town which is famous because of this river.[citation needed] and also there is chakra dam which is built a long ago as power project but it is not running now and you need a special permission to visit this dam.[citation needed] this chakranagar is on the way to Shimoga to Mangalore via Hosanagara Nagara Mastikatthe chakranagar Kundapuar.

This name can be traced to the Kundeshvara temple built by Kundavarma in the vicinity of the Panchagangavalli river. Kundapur is also described as the 'town of the sun'. The name may be derived from Kunda, meaning jasmine, owing to the abundance of jasmine-trees in the area. According to others, Kunda means 'pillar', and here refers to the traditional method of constructing houses. Kunda has another meaning, indicating a high place. Up to 18th century, nearby Basrur was important town and Kundapura (a place in high place) was built later, particularly during British period. Kundapur town is surrounded by water from three sides (North - Panchagangavali river, East - Kalaghar water, river, West - Kodi back waters, and further west, Arabian sea), leaving south side as main connecting land mass.

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☀ Mekekattu Nadhikeshwara temple is interesting place, about 20 k.m.from Kundapura. It is nearer to Barkuru chowlikere temple. It is considered as the creation of sage Parashurama. With the passage of time the area where the temple is situated has been called by different names. According to the legends, when drought hit this area sage Agastya came here to perform Yajna to please the rain god. During the Yajna, the Asura Kumbha started bothering the sages. To rescue the sages Bhima killed the demon with the help of the sword gifted by lord Ganesha. It attracts several thousand visitors every year. Striking feature of Mekkekattu temple is a collection of coloured, wooden idols which measure up to 10 feet height! Most of the wooden statues are in warrior dress, giving an impression that this entire row of wooden statues are made to remember an incidence of war that would have taken place here during 1600-1700 AD (no historic evidence for this war is found yet, but can be linked to Mogul / Bahamani Invasion). Some of the statues are like Muslim soldires, some like maratha soldies. Some even hold a replica of old gun, some carry swords and ready for war. All wooden statues are given local mytholigical name and there are tiger, crow, moneky also in the row. Yettinahatti, very near to Mekke kattu is interesting place where bulls are worshiped, and may have some historical links with Mekke Kattu.

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