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Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to divine couple Virabhadra and Bhadrakali,[1] located in Godachi village of Belagavi district in Karnataka. The temple's garbhagriha is in Vijayanagara style and the door way is in Chalukya style of architecture.[2][3]

Godachi Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara Temple
ಗೊಡಚಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಭದ್ರಕಾಳಿ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ
Veerabhadreshwara
Bhadrakali
Religion
Deity
Location
LocationGodachi
StateKarnataka
CountryIndia
Coordinates16°00′49″N 75°11′39″E / 16.013560°N 75.194051°E / 16.013560; 75.194051
Architecture
Style
[5]


Shree Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara
Divine couple
Warrior avatars of Adishakti and Shiva
[6]
  • Deities of
  • Power
  • Protection
  • Auspiciousness
Veerabhadreshwara
Bhadrakali
Affiliation
PlanetMangala
Mantra
  • oṃ bhadrakāl̤yai namaḥ
  • oṃ vīrabhadrāya namaḥ
BattlesDaksha Yajna[7]
DayTuesday
Mount
TextsShiva Purana
Festivals
Godachi Jathre[8]
ಗೊಡಚಿ ಜಾತ್ರೆ
Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara Jathre
StatusActive
GenreFair
FrequencyAnnually
Most recent8 December 2022
Next event26 December 2023[needs update]
Full moon day of Margashira Month in Hindu calendar
[9]
Activity
2023
[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara Kshetra". Udayavani (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Belagavi Gazette (PDF). gazetter.karnataka.gov.in. 1987. pp. 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Godachi Bhadrakali Veerabhadreshwara". Karnataka.com. 8 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Historical Godachi Temple". Times of Karnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 8 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Godachi Shree Veerabhadreshwara". Prajavani (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 26 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Veerabhadra Temple, Godachi, Karnataka". ishtadevata.com.
  7. ↑ "Dharmasthala of Uttara Karnataka, Godachi Temple". Public Tv (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 6 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Godachi Fair / Jathre". utsav.gov.in.
  9. ↑ "ಗೊಡಚಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ್ತಿಲ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ" (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 10 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ಜಾತ್ರೆಗೆ ಬನ್ನಿ". OneIndia.com. 3 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Godachi Rathotsava". Vijaya Karnataka (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 23 December 2018.