Later by usage, it came to be pronounced as Polali.Īfter the spate except for the sanctum sanctorum all other portions of the temple were washed away by the flood. Before the destructive river spate in 1446, it is believed that there were many houses and palaces in Polali that confirms that it was a flourishing township. The river originating from Kudremukh mountain range flows on the northern flank of the temple from east to west and takes a turn towards north-west direction to flow down south.Įarlier Polali was known as ‘Holall’, which means a town, so, the kshetra must have been a town long back. ![]() The picturesque place Polali on the banks of river Phalguni is located approximately at a distance of 21 kms from Mangalore. On the eastern side are the Ranjagiri hillock and the Bayalu Bettu – plain land. ![]() The Polali Shri Rajarajeshwari Temple is seen as giving sanctity to the kshetra – the entire area.
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