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			{{Short description\|River in Karnataka, India}}
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	[[File:Mallalli Falls.jpg\|thumb\|Mallalli falls of the river]]		[[File:Mallalli Falls.jpg\|thumb\|Mallalli falls of the river]]
	The '''Kumaradhara River''' is ~~an [[India]]n~~ river, in the ~~southwestern India~~ state of [[Karnataka]]. One of the two major rivers of [[Sullia]], it merges with the [[Netravati River]] at [[Uppinangadi]] before flowing to the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite book \| title=The imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 5\| author=Sir William Wilson Hunter\| pages=471}}</ref> The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "~~Sangam~~", which is a [[Sanskrit]] word for [[confluence]].		The '''Kumaradhara River''' is a west-flowing river in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. One of the two major rivers of [[Sullia]], it merges with the [[Netravati River]] at [[Uppinangadi]] before flowing to the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite book \| title=The imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 5\| author=Sir William Wilson Hunter\| pages=471}}</ref> The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "Sangama", which is a Sanskrit word for [[confluence]].

	It is believed that pilgrims visiting the [[Kukke Subrahmanya Temple]] in [[~~Subrahmanya~~]], must cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have [[Darśana]].		This river is the chief tributary of [[Netravati river\|Netravathi]]. Kumaradhara originates in [[Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Kodagu district]], at an elevation of {{convert\|1600\|m\|ft}} above mean sea level. Along its course it creates the [[Mallalli falls]]. It passes through lush evergreen forest of [[Bisle Reserve Forest\|Bisle Valley]], fed by numerous smaller streams.
			It merges into Netravati at Uppinangadi in [[Dakshin Kannada]] at an elevation of 40 metres above the [[Mean Sea Level\|MSL]]. The total length of river is about 80 kilometres.

			The river passes through two major towns; Kukke Subrahmanya and Uppinangadi.

			== Practise ==
			It is believed that pilgrims visiting the [[Kukke Subrahmanya Temple]] in [[Subramanya, Karnataka\|Subramanya]] must cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have [[Darśana]].

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	The '''Kumaradhara River''' is an [[India]]n river, in the southwestern India state of [[Karnataka]]. One of the two major rivers of [[Sullia]], it merges with the [[Netravati River]] at [[Uppinangadi]] before flowing to the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite book \| title=The imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 5\| author=Sir William Wilson Hunter\| pages=471}}</ref> The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "Sangam", which is a [[Sanskrit]] word for [[confluence]].		The '''Kumaradhara River''' is an [[India]]n river, in the southwestern India state of [[Karnataka]]. One of the two major rivers of [[Sullia]], it merges with the [[Netravati River]] at [[Uppinangadi]] before flowing to the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite book \| title=The imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 5\| author=Sir William Wilson Hunter\| pages=471}}</ref> The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "Sangam", which is a [[Sanskrit]] word for [[confluence]].

	It is believed that pilgrims visiting the [[Kukke Subrahmanya Temple]] in [[Subrahmanya]], must cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have [[Darśana~~\|darshan~~]]~~, a glance from a holy person~~.		It is believed that pilgrims visiting the [[Kukke Subrahmanya Temple]] in [[Subrahmanya]], must cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have [[Darśana]].

	==References==		==References==

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[[File:Mallalli Falls.jpg|thumb|Mallalli falls of the river]]
The '''Kumaradhara River''' is an [[India]]n river, in the southwestern India state of [[Karnataka]]. One of the two major rivers of [[Sullia]], it merges with the [[Netravati River]] at [[Uppinangadi]] before flowing to the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite book | title=The imperial gazetteer of India, Volume 5| author=Sir William Wilson Hunter| pages=471}}</ref> The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "Sangam", which is a [[Sanskrit]] word for [[confluence]].

It is believed that pilgrims visiting the [[Kukke Subrahmanya Temple]] in [[Subrahmanya]], must cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have [[Darśana|darshan]], a glance from a holy person.

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[[Category:Rivers of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Geography of Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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