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     PADI IGGUTHAPPA TEMPLE Located in the  Kakkabe town , the Padi Igguthappa Temple was built by Lingarajendra in the year of 1810. One of the most ancient temples, it is located in Igguthappa Devara betta in Aiyengeri forest which is 45 Km from Madikeri city towards Virajpet. The architectural structure of the temple resembles ancient Keralite temples to a large extent. HISTORY The main deity at Padi Iguthappa temple is Subramanya or Karthik who is considered a son of Shiva and Kaveri Amman, considered an avatar of Gauri. Temple houses the Murtis of both Shiva and Igguthappa. In this region, the river Kaveri is Kaveri Amma, the omnipresent deity of Coorg and its people. The priest of the temple spoke to me as he cooked lunch for the devotees. He said this is hundreds of years old temple and was built by King Veer Rajaraja. Recently, it has been renovated by the people of Coorg who pooled in crores of rupees for the renovation.  According to him, Igguthappa is...

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