Festival of a lakh (100,000) lamps lit around the Dharmasthala temple complex. Cultural programs, mass feeding of pilgrims (Annadaana).
क्यों मायने रखता हैDharmasthala feeds 30,000+ people free every day. During this festival, the numbers triple.
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ISSUE Nº 47 · MAY 2026
त्योहार · KARNATAKA
Laksha Deepotsava.
November (5 days) · Dharmasthala
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? November में Dharmasthala
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जाएँ
November in Dharmasthala is the year's second-peak window with the Lakshadeepotsava festival. Rainfall under 50mm, daytime 20-30C, nights 18C, humidity dropping below 70 percent. The defining event is Lakshadeepotsava — the 5-day Karthika-month light festival at Manjunatha Swamy Temple, falling around Karthika Purnima (the full moon of Karthika month, late November typically — 2026 verify against lunar calendar). 10…
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89 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Mangalore Airport (IXE) — 75km
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Subramanya Road Railway Station — 55km
Dharmasthala में अभी
Dharmasthala में कहाँ रुकें
Sri Manjunatha Temple Guest Houses (Dharmasthala Temple Trust)
₹pilgrim-lodge · Dharmasthala 574216, Dakshina Kannada District — temple-trust guest-house complexes within walking distance of the Manjunatha Swamy templeThe official pilgrim accommodation run by the Dharmasthala Temple Trust — a network of guest houses (Netravathi, Rajathadri, Sannidhi, Gangotri, Sharavathi and others), most within walking distance of the temple, with clean family rooms, attached bathrooms and 24/7 security. Tariffs are far below private hotels; book only via the official temple website.
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Annapoorna Dining Hall (Temple Annadana)
लीजेंडरीSri Manjunatha Swamy Temple complex · ₹सिग्नेचरFree sattvic pilgrim meal on plantain leaf
Lunch runs roughly 11am-2.30pm with separate Sunday-Monday timings; you sit on the floor and the meal — rice, sambar, two curries, a palya, curd rice and a sweet — is served on a leaf. Come early in the session to avoid the longest queues. No charge of any kind.
Aditya View Hotel Veg Restaurant
Nidle, near Kumaradhara River, Dharmasthala · ₹₹सिग्नेचरPure-veg South and North Indian meals
Better suited to travellers staying out near the river than to a quick post-darshan bite in the bazaar. Standard hotel veg menu — South Indian tiffin is the safest order. Cards, UPI and cash.
Laxmi Prasanna
Main road, near temple arch, Dharmasthala · ₹सिग्नेचरLocal-style South Indian meals
Handy when the free hall is between sessions or you want an early breakfast before darshan. Standard South Indian tiffin and meals; like everywhere in town it is strictly pure-veg, no alcohol. Cash and UPI.
November में और कहीं के त्योहार
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