Mangaladevi Temple - Mangalore, India

The Mangaladevi Temple is a Hindu temple at Bolara in the city of Mangaluru in the South Indian state of Karnataka, situated about three km southwest of the city centre.

The name Mangalore is usually derived from the name Maṅgaḷadēvī"' goddess Maṅgaḷa", the main deity of the temple. The name Mangalore is the anglicised version of Maṅgaḷūru. Mangaluru is surrounded by many forts and it has also been suggested it was named for these forts, which are called maṅgaḷ. People of Kerala call the city Maṅgaḷapūram "city of Maṅgaḷa", a Sanskrit translation.

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