Kadri

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Kadri is the Place Located near to Mangalore city under the corporation power. Buffalo races conducting Every Year. Kadri Manjunatha Tample Located here. Kadri in Mangalore has three Buddhist bronze images in the Manjunatha temple and of these, one of Avalokiteshwara is more than five feet tall, and is of ninth century. Kadri Manjunatha temple where once Buddhists had stayed. There are fine bronze statues of Avalokiteshwara and Dhyani Buddha and some laterite caves around Kadri temple. The Venkataramana, Mahamayi and the huge modern Gokarna Natha are important temples of Mangalore.

Kadri Manjunateshwara Temple : The Kadri Manjunatha Temple located in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, India. The temple of Manjunatheshwara on the hills of Kadri is a very beautiful and popular temple in Mangalore. It is said to be built during the 10th or 11th century. It was converted to a complete stone structure during the 14th century. The idol of Lord Manjunathaswamy of the temple is called as oldest of the South Indian Temples.