Horanadu Annapoorneshwari

Western Ghats Mother temple where every visitor is fed.

दर्शन महत्व: Malnad greenery + free meal hospitality shared widely by Karnataka families.

यात्रा का सर्वश्रेष्ठ समय: Oct–Mar

History

Horanadu Annapoorneshwari in Karnataka’s Malnad is a Mother temple where every visitor is fed. The forest setting and anna-dana define the kshetra as much as the gold-plated shrine.

Legends

• Annapurna is the Goddess who gives food; Shiva himself is said to have received alms from her — here that story is practised as kitchen-seva for all.