{"id":66,"date":"2016-12-04T04:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T04:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mangaloresharanamtravels.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2016-12-11T07:48:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T07:48:37","slug":"dharmasthala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mangaloresharanamtravels.com\/tour-packages\/temples\/dharmasthala\/","title":{"rendered":"Dharmasthala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dharmastala represents religious tolerance. A Jain Tirthankara is worshipped beside Daivas and Lord Manjunatha. The priests in Dharmasthala Temple are Vaishnavite Brahmins and the protector of the temple a Heggade. Dharmasthala Temple which houses the shrine of Shiva,Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas namely Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari. The temple is curious in that it is run by a Jain administration and poojas are conducted by Hindu priests of Madhva order. Lakshadeepa- the festival of lights is the annual festival of Dharmasthala comes off in November\u2013December. On an average the flow of pilgrims is about 10,000 people a day. A mechanized kitchen provides free food for all pilgrims and there are guest houses with contemporary amenities.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text] Dharmasthala Dharmastala represents religious tolerance. A Jain Tirthankara is worshipped beside Daivas and Lord Manjunatha. The priests in Dharmasthala Temple are Vaishnavite Brahmins and the protector of the temple a Heggade. Dharmasthala Temple which houses the shrine of Shiva,Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas namely Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-canvas.php","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"yoast_head":"\n