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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Anantheshwara Temple of Udupi<br />
| image = Shri Ananteshwara temple, Udupi.jpg<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| district = [[Udupi district]]<br />
| locale = [[Udupi]]<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| architecture = [[Kerala]] temple architecture<br />
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'''Udupi Anantheshwara Temple''' is a [[Hinduism|Hindu temple]] dedicated to Ananteshwara [[Shiva]] worshipped by [[parashurama]]). The Anantheshwara temple is located in [[Udupi]], [[India]]. The temple is a unique temple where Parashurama worshipped Shivalingam <ref>{{cite book|title=Tulu Tales: A Soota Chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AMRlAAAAMAAJ|author=G. Kameshwar|publisher=Rupa & Company|year=2004|page=31|isbn = 9788129104274|quote=The association of Parasurama, an incarnation of Vishnu, with the Linga, came to be known as Anantheshwara and the place of worship is the present Anantheshwara temple.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Steeped in history, the region is a pilgrim's delight|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/steeped-in-history-the-region-is-a-pilgrims-delight/article2806625.ece|website=The Hindu|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> Writer [[Roshen Dalal]] says, "According to texts, the city formed part of Parashurama Kshetra, the area is said to be claimed by Parashurama from the sea. Legends state that a king named Ramabhoja worshipped shiva in the form of Linga, which then manifests on a silver seat (rajata pitha). Thus in Sanskrit texts, the city is known as Rajata Pitha".<ref>{{cite book|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ|page=1267|author=Roshen Dalal|publisher=Penguin UK|date=18 April 2014|isbn = 9788184752779}}</ref> [[Madhva Brahmins]] are priests in this temple. They have been following poojas and rituals in the temples as per [[Madhva Sampradaya]] and Tantra Sara Sangraha written by [[Madhvacharya]] for the past 700 years.<ref>{{cite book|title=Potency of the Vernacular Settlements: Recent Scholarships in Vernacular Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL0MEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT453|page=453|author=Pratyush Shankar|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=24 June 2024|isbn=9781040132913}}</ref><br />
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The temple was built during the reign of the [[Alupa dynasty|Alupas]] in the 8th century C.E. and is considered among the oldest in the [[Tulu Nadu]] region. The Ananteshwara [[shiva]]Temple is close to Chandramouleshwara Temple of [[Shiva]].<br />
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The temple is the oldest in Udupi managed by [[Puttige Matha]], one of the [[Ashta Mathas of Udupi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=326203|title=Udupi: Internal differences between Swamijis of eight Maths pour out into open|publisher=Daijiworld News|date=10 June 2015}}</ref> This is the place where Madhvacharya wrote many of his [[Tattvavada]] scripts, taught it to his disciples and got adrushya (disappeared) to [[Badrinath|Badari]] to stay along with [[Vedavyasa]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Doctrine of Reincarnation and Liberation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6tWAAAAMAAJ|author=Keshavadas|publisher=Dasashrama Research Publications|year=1972|page=77|quote=It also creates awe and wonder to know that Madhwa disappeared in the air from Udipi Ananteshwara Temple while he was lecturing on the Aitaraya Upanishad which is why it is known that he was the incarnation of the wind god.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Contribution of Karaṇāṭaka to Sanskrit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPNjAAAAMAAJ|page=352|author1=C. Panduranga Bhatta|author2=G. John Samuel|publisher=Institute of Asian Studies|year=1997}}</ref><br />
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