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Thodikana (Kannada: ತೊಡಿಕಾನ) is an Indian village nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka. It is a beautiful little village in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, about 100 km from Mangalore city. This village has much greenery and is a very nice place to visit.
Contents
- Map of Thodikana Karnataka 574314
- Transportation and Accommodation
- Main attractions
- People and Culture
- References
Map of Thodikana, Karnataka 574314
Thodikana is known most for its Mallikarjuna temple, which was probably built sometime in the 13th century. The temple gets many hundreds of visitors each week. A few meters south east of the temple there is a fish tank known as 'meenugundi' (ಮೀನುಗುಂಡಿ). Visitors traditionally feed the fish raw rice. Killing the fish is forbidden.
Temple daily offers free mid day meals to the pilgrims as a prasadam. A waterfall called Devaragundi is situated about 1.5 kilometers from the temple.
Thodikana village is largely agricultural, with many arecanut (betelnut), coconut, rubber, vanilla, Pepper plantations.
Transportation and Accommodation
The following transportation options are available for travelling to Thodiakana:
Main attractions
People and Culture
The majority of residents of Thodikana speak (Arebhashe) and other main languages are Kannada, Tulu, Havyaka Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam.