Legend:
The tiny township of
Kateel is on the bank of River Nandini and the
temple is on a small islet
connected by two small bridges to the main land
across the river As the legend goes, Nandini is the
daughter of the celestial cow Kamadhenu, with equal
prowess of fulfilling wishes. She came down to the
earth upon a curse from Maharshi Jabali. Although she
was later liberated by Mother Goddess, she stayed on
in service of the
Mother and is continuing even today.
There
was a demon called Arunasura who was very powerful
after obtaining boons
from Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati that he would
not be
killed by gods, goddesses, human beings, animals
with two or four legs or by any weapons. Mother
Goddess came down to his palace garden in the guise of
a beautiful maiden. The demon was lured. He wanted to
marry her and chased her. She vanished into a rock and
in a bid to bring her back from the rock he hit hard
with his sword. At
once from the broken rock came a swarm of bumble bees
and one among
them was the queen with a diamond body. She attacked
the demon and killed him with her strong stings. She
was none other than the Mother Goddess who had assumed
the form of the bumble bee
with six legs to come over
the boon. Thus
She was known Bhramarambike. The sages
prayed Her
to reside forever 
in the place in the same form to
bless the devotees. She agreed. Mythologically all
this happened in Kateel.
GSBs
in and around Kateel are ardent devotees of this
temple. About 100 years ago a silver palanquin was
dedicated to the deity by Shri Shrinivas Vaikuntha Pai,
a Merchant in Kateel, which is utilised even to this
day for the procession of the deity. The Temple
honours the heirs Shri Pai every year during the
chariot festival. (See Photo of the palanquin in a
procession).
Journey
Details: Nearest Railway Station: Mulki on Konkan
Railway, Air-port: Mangalore. Good Motorable roads
connect
Kateel with
Mulki and Mangalore. The Temple has
accommodation to stay.
The
temple has
become very popular since the days of
Veda Murti Late Shri Gopalkrishna Asranna on
account of his devotion to the
deity and dedication to the duties and very
good public relations.
Web
Site: www.kateeldurga.com
E-Mail
: administrator@kateeldurga.com
Phone:
0824-700361/700591
Shri Durga Parameshwari Temple, Kateel: Pin code No
574148 (D.K.Dt)
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This ancient temple, in the form of a boat is standing on a tiny islet in the river Nandini, on the way to Bajpe Airport from Kinnigoli. The deity is Mother Goddess Durga Parameshwari. The temple has seen phenomenal growth in the recent years. It is running
full-fledged educational institutions with free midday meals to the students and is encouraging a lot of cultural and religious activities. In the Yakshagana folk art, classes are being conducted here. Among the educational institutions there is a Sanskrit centre that imparts training in priesthood with short term and long term courses recognised by the Mangalore University. It is stated that this is the only centre available 