Sri Venkataramana Temple, Carstreet, Mangalore is one such temple where devotees from all corners gather in large numbers to obtain the grace of Lord Veera Venkatesha Swamy. Ever since its establishment, it is one of the prominent temples belonging to the Gowd Saraswat Brahmin community. The annual Car Festival is celebrated from Magha Shudda Tadige to Ashtami, is the main event which attracts thousands of devotees from all around. The temple follows Madhwa Vaishnava tradition professed by Sri Madhwacharya where in Lord Vishnu is regarded as supreme Brahman and Lord of the Universe. Lord Venkataramana one of the Avathara of Lord Vishnu is being worshipped as the presiding deity in the temple.
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