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[[Ambalpady]] is a holy place in the surroundings of [[Udupi|Udupi City]], the land of [[Krishna|Lord Sri Krishna]]. With the ancient Sri Janardana temple having Mahakali mandir by the side, Janardana pushkarani in the front, an Anjaneya temple with an idol incorporating incarnations of Mukhyaprana, and a Brandavan of Raghavendra Swamji in the surroundings, it has been growing as a religious and cultural centre in the coastal belt of [[Karnataka|Karnataka State]].<br />
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With the [[Udupi Sri Krishna Matha|Sri Krishna temple]] to the east and the holy beach where [[Sri Madhwacharya]] got the idol of [[Lord Krishna]] to the west, [[Ambalpady]] is situated about 2 miles away from Udupi bus-stand. If Lord Krishna is facing west, Lord Janardana at Ambalpady is facing east. If a straight line is drawn to the west from [[Udupi Krishna temple]], it reaches the Ambalpady Janardana temple. Janardana is the presiding deity of Ambalpady.<ref>http://www.hoparoundindia.com/karnataka/Udupi-attractions/Ambalpady.aspx</ref><br />
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To his southeast is [[goddess]] [[Mahakali]] who is worshiped with greater ardour. This is common as children go more often to their mother than to their father and confess their mother knowing for help. With the same belief, devotees come to goddess Mahakali to be relieved of their sins and get solution to their problems. There is one more reason for her dominance here. She had come earlier to this place to protect the land, and the place got its name because of her.<br />
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[[Ambalpady]] is ‘Ammana Padi’, or the ‘Woods of Amma’.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ambalpady Village|url=http://www.udupilive.in/city-guide/ambalpady-village-in-udupi|website=Udupilive|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> It is believed that initially goddess Mahakali was worshipped in a stone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/378914/ambalpady-abode-gods.html|title = Ambalpady: Abode of gods|date = 6 January 2014}}</ref> The same stone is being worshiped even now along with the wooden idol of Mahakali. Thus, Mahakali was worshiped earlier in this region and Janardana Swamy came here in search of the goddess and decided to stay here and protect devotees. Some knowledge of the [[history of Ambalpady]] is very essential to know about the goddess and Lord Janardana.<br />
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