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Kumbla locally spelled as Kumble or Kumbala is a small town located 11 km north of Kasaragod town and 12 km south of Uppala in Kasaragod District, Kerala. It is located at the mouth of a lagoon formed by the ''Shiriya river''. The original name Kanipura is derived from the name of Maharshi Kanva. Hence the name Kanvapura later on morphed in to Kanipura by word of mouth. The historic and ancient temple of Gopalakrishna in Kumble was believed to have been conceived by Kanva Maharshi. ==Recorded History and Religion== Kumbla was once the seat of the Kumbla Kings〔(Kasaragod District Information )〕 l, who ruled the southern part of Tuluva Kingdom. It was a small port in ancient times. In the 16th century A.D. (1514), ''Duarte Barbosa'', the Portuguese traveller, visited Kumble and he had recorded that he had found people exporting rice to the Maldives in exchange of coir When Tippu Sultan captured Mangaluru, the Kumble Raja fled to Thalassery; but he returned in 1799 and after an unsuccessful fight for independence, submitted to the British Empire and accepted a small pension of Rs. 11,788 per annum in 1804.〔 ''Parthisubba'', the great Yakshagana exponent, known as ''Father of Yakshagana'' was born here in the 18th century.〔 A few renowned shrines in Kumbla are: *''Sri Parthasarathi Temple, Mujungavu''. *Ananthapuram Lake Temple, the only lake temple of Kerala, believed to be the ''Moola Sthaana'' or origin of the well-known Padmanabhaswamy temple of Thiruvananthapuram. *''Arikkady Hanuman Mandira'', which lies on the foot of ''Kumble Fort'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=ravi )〕 which was built by the Keladi Nayakas who built ''Bekal Fort''. *''Kana Dhumavathi Daivasthana (Kana Matha)'', which is one of the revered worshiping place for Havyaka Brahmin community. Dhumavathi Daiva is said to be brought from Ulalu Boodu (a place near to Kumble town) of Kadamannaya family''. *''Sri Bhagavathi Ali Chamundi keshthra, Arikady, Parasthna kumbla .The Tayyam kshetra is worshiped by Hindus and Muslims together which sites the great example of Unity in Diversity by both dominant religions of India. * " Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple , in Arikady East, owned by Devapoojithaya Family since more than 300years . The temple is having a Hanuman pillar in which lord hanuman appeared before Devapoojithay's in 1875 A.D and disappeared on the left pillar of the temple. The temple is very famous for "KARYASIDDHI" yajna performed by Devapoojithay Family, who are revered as the royal priests of Kumbale Raja Jayasimha. Several big Celebes's across India visits the place for worship abd Yajna. *Sri Gopalakrishna Temple,situated at the heart of the town. This is one of the most revered as well as ancient temples in this area. It was one of four temples administered by the Maipady (nearby) king. The other temples are Madhuru Sri Madananteshwara Siddhi Vinayaka temple, Sri Parthasarathy Temple-Mujungavu and Sri Aduru Mahalingeshwara Kshetra. *''Shedikkavu Shiva Temple'', situated on a hill opposite to the ''Sri Gopalakrishna Temple''. It is said that ''Parthisubba'' wrote many of his ''Yakshagana'' songs at this temple. *''Gadde Mutt'', one of the oldest temples in the town of Kumbla. This temple is surrounded on all the sides by paddy fields (called "gadde" in Kannada) hence the name Gadde Mutt. It is a temple belonging to Nayak family of Kumble. It has a history of over two and a half centuries. It also has the Nagadevatha Gudi. It is one of the many GSB community temples in the town of Kumble. # bhakata's (a surname of gsb community) are very famous since four hundred years they residing in kumbala .they have a palace at madimogaru then migrated to Mali .in 1800 they moved to the bank of kumble river near to Gopalakrishna temple. They have their family deity santahanagopalakrishna temple it is also near to kumbla river. A well known yearly celebration is its annual festival Kumble Jaathre or Bedi Utsava, celebrated in and around the ''Sri Gopalakrishna Temple'' that includes well over a week full of prayers, art, music, food, colorful display of artifacts, yard sales and then climaxes with spectacular 'Bedi' or fireworks. Anil Kumble, former captain of the Indian national cricket team takes his last name, indicating ancestry or family origins, from this town. Recently one of the Main Road to Govt Hospital was renamed as ANIL KUMBLE Road by cricketer Kumble himself in a recent function conducted by Kumble Panchayat.〔(The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kumbla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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