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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Horanadu
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| image_skyline = Horanadu Temple Entrance.jpg
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| image_caption = '''Mahadwara''' (main door) of Annapoorneshwari Temple in Horanadu
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| postal_code = 577 181
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'''Hornadu''', also known as '''Horanadu''', is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] holy locale and [[Panchayat village]]<ref>2011 Village Panchayat Code = 219983, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=5805&parenttype=B&ptype=V|access-date=17 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417172958/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=5805&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archive-date=17 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> located in [[kalasa]] taluk of [[Chikkamagaluru district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The deity at the [[Annapoorneshwari Temple]] at Hornadu is ''Annapurneshwari''. The main deity of the goddess was put in place by Adi Shankaracharya; the new deity of goddess ''Annapurneshwari'' was consecrated in the temple in 1973.<ref>http://srikshetrahoranadu.com/about/</ref> Horanadu has an elevation of {{convert|831|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="hn-elevation">{{cite web|url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm|title=Elevation of Horanadu|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm|archive-date=21 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Hornad fields.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Fields in Horanadu]]
Horanadu lies amidst [[Malnad]] at a distance of 95 km from [[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagalur]],126 km from [[Mangaluru]],126 km from [[Shivamogga ]] and 316 km from [[Bengaluru]]. Distance from [[Sringeri]] is 75 km. Direct buses run from [[Bengaluru]] to [[Horanadu]] every day.
Bus services are provided by both KSRTC and private companies. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]] previously known as Bajpe airport situated in Mangalore.<ref>http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/horanadu-annapoorneshwari-temple.php</ref> [[Mangaluru]] can be reached via [[Karkala]] and [[Kalasa]] by road.

==Temple==
[[File:Horanadu, India. (7829087470).jpg|thumbnail|Horanadu is very green]]
Every visitor to the Annapoorna temple at Horanadu, irrespective of their religion, language, caste, or creed, is provided with a three-course vegetarian meal (including a dessert made from Bele or Lentils). Male visitors to the temple have to remove their shirts and banians (undershirt) and preferably cover their shoulders with a towel or a shawl, as a symbol of respect and humility in front of god.

The main deity, Annapoorneshwari is made of gold. It is believed that a person who seeks the goddess' blessings would never have any scarcity for food in life. It is believed that Lord Shiva once had a curse and that this curse was reversed when the lord visited Goddess Annapoorna and sought her blessings.

Mahamangalarati prayer will be offered every day at 9:00 am, 1:30 pm and at 9:00 pm. Kunkumarchana pooja starts every day at 11:00 am and at 7:00 pm.<ref>http://trip2karnataka.com/place/horanadu/</ref>

The route to the temple traverses through ghats, dense forests and vegetation. A trip to the Horanadu Aadishaktiyatmaka Annapoorneshwari temple would be most fulfilling if all pilgrimage spots en route to the temple are also included in travel plans. Some of the places that will be encountered in that order would be [[Kukke Subramanya Temple|Kukke Subrahmanya]], [[Dharmasthala]], [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham|Sringeri Sharadhamba temple]], [[Udupi Krishna temple]], [[Kollur Mookambika Temple|Kollooru Mookaambike]], Kalaseshwara temple in Kalasa, and then the Horanadu Annapoorneshwari temple.

== Nearby places ==
* [[Sringeri]] a famous pilgrim place is located around 61 km from here.
* Famous mountain range in the Western Ghats '[[Kudremukh|Kuduremukh]]' is 28 km from Horanadu.
* Kalaseshwara Temple, a famous temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is situated just 6 km from here.
* [[Gangamoola|Gangamula]] birthplace of 3 famous rivers [[Bhadra River|Tunga]], [[Bhadra River|Bhadra]] and [[Netravati River|Netravathi]] is located around 40 km.
* [[Hanumangundi Falls|Hanumanagundi]] waterfalls is 45 km from here.
* Kyatanmakki Hill View is 10 km from here.
Best time to visit Horanadu is from October to April.

== References ==
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== External links ==

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{{Chikkamagaluru topics}}
{{Hindu holy cities}}

[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Karnataka]]

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