Uppinangady

About this place

Uppinangady is a small village located in Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Uppinangady is a beautiful village in the Western Ghats and it is surrounded by Kumaradhara River on one side and Nethravathi River on the other side. The two rivers meet before Lord Sahasralingeshwara Temple on heavy rainy season. The meeting of the two rivers called sangama and many people witness the merge and take a holy dip. The main attraction of Uppinangady is a temple dedicated to the Lord Sahasralingeshwara. The Sahasralingeshwara Temple is very old temples and the temple has history of about 2500 years. The present structure of the temple belongs to the 13th century. Apart from the Sahasralingeshwara temple, Goddess Mahakali has a separate shrine on the banks of river Nethravathi.