Thodikana

Thodikana(ತೊಡಿಕಾನ) is an Indian village nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats in southern Karnataka. It is a beautiful little village in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, about 100 km from Mangalore city.This village is full of greenary and very nice place to visit.

Thodikana is known most for its Mallikarjuna temple, which was probably built sometime in the 13th century. The temple gets many hundreds of visitors each week. A few meters south east of the temple there is a fish tank known as 'meenugundi'. Visitors traditionally feed the fish there raw rice. Killing the fish is forbidden.

Temple daily offers free mid day meals to the pilgrimage as a prasadam. A waterfall called Devaragundi is situated about 1.5 kilometers from the temple.

Thodikana village is largely agricultural, with many arecanut (betelnut), coconut, rubber, vanilla, Pepper plantations.

Transportation and Accommodation

The following transportation options are available for travelling to Thodiakana:
* Private buses available every one hour to the taluk center, Sullia.
* Private jeeps can be hired from Sullia, Aranthodu or other nearby places.
* Roads connecting two major cities of Karnataka; Mysore and Mangalore run near Thodikana.
* The nearest place to get accommodation is Sullia(Sulya).

Main attractions

*Payaswini river flows in Thodikana.
*Kolikkamale mountain is a famous trekking place situated near Thodikana.
*Omkareshwara Temple of [Bagamandala] , situated around 18 KiloMeters from Thodiakana which also is a famous pilgrimage location.
*Devaragundi , a water falls, is situated around 1.5 km from Thodikana village.
*Talakaveri is situated around 22 km from Thodikana.
* A few meters south east of the Thodikana temple there is a fish tank 'Meenagundi' which belongs to temple which is very famous in Mangalore district.

People & Culture

The majority of residents of Thodikana are Hindus. The main languages of Thodikana are Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, are kannada (Arebhashe), Havyaka Kannada,Tamil and Malayalam.

See also

*HavyakaNearby cities/towns
*Sullia
*Sulya
*Mangalore
*Madikeri
*Puttur
*Kasargod
*Kukke Subramanya

External links

* [http://www.havyaka.com/ havyaka.com]
* [http://www.mangalore.com/documents/subramanya.html About Subramanya]
* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/South/Karnataka/Thodikana/]