Sowthadka Mahaganapati

Sowthadka is famous for its Ganesh temple, it offers a unique experience, the uniqueness of this temple is that there is no proper structure of the temple, instead the idol is istalled in a open place under a tree. In Kannada "Sowte" means cucumber and "Adka" means field, it's said that the cowherds in this place use to offer cucumber they grow in their field to Ganesh, and worship, and hence the name. The temple is decorated with lot of Bells mainly, offered by worshippers who have special wishes. One can find lot of Monkeys inside the temple.

The place is located at a distance of about 3-4 kms from Kokkada in Belthangady Taluk of South Canara. One can reach Southadka, on the National Highway 48 from Uppinangady towards Bangalore, first left turn after Nellyadi, on Dharmasthala Road. I had been here on the way from Darmasthala to Kukke, it's about 16Kms from Darmasthala. Now this temple has got its own website