Anegudde Ganapathi temple........

Anegudde is a village inI
the Kundapura taluk of
Udupi district , India. The
village is also known as
Kumbashi . It lies en route
from Udupi towards
Kundapura on the NH 17 .
Etymology
While the name Kumbhasi
is said to be derived from
Kumbhasura, who was
slain here. The story
behind the name goes like
this…. Long ago when this
area was hit by drought,
sage Agasthya came here
to perform yagna to please
the rain god. During that
time the demon
Kumbhasura tried to
disrupt the yagna by
troubling sages performing
the yagna. To rescue the
sages Lord Ganesha
blessed Bheema, the
strongest among the
Pandavas(In their exile
period) with a sword, using
which Bheema killed the
demon and facilitated the
completion of the yagna.
Hence the name
Kumbashi! The name
Anegudde comes from
Aane (elephant) and
Gudde (hillock), as it is the
abode of the elephant-
headed god, Sri Vinayaka.
One of the best known
Ganesha temples in Udupi
District is that of Shri Maha
Ganapathi at Anegudde.
Anegudde is one of the
seven ‘Mukti
Sthalas’ (Parashurama
Kshetra)in coastal
Karnataka.
Here, Lord Ganapathi is
also called, ‘Siddhi
Vinakaya’ and ‘Sarva Siddhi
Pradaayaka’, the provider
of all boons. People come
here with all kinds of
wishes.