Marikamba Temple, Sagara

Sagara, India

Also known as: మారికాంబ ఆలయం, సాగరಮಾರಿಕಾಂಬಾ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ (ಸಾಗರ)

The Marikamba Temple is located in Sagara in the Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It features the image of the goddess Marikamba Devi. The temple was built in the center of the city during the reign of Venkatappa Nayaka who ruled over Keladi and Ikkeri kingdom during the 16th century. Marikamba was the family deity of the Nayakas of Keladi.[1]