Vishnu Mangala temple is located at Kudlu in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagavan Srihari Vishnu. As per history, Sri Madhvacharya performed Chaturmasya Vrat in the temple and a debate between him and Trivikrama Panditacharya took place here for nearly 8 days. Sri Madhvacharya was able win the debate and prove the superiority of Dvaita philosophy and Trivikrama Panditacharya became his grihasta shishya (or student with a family life).
The main deity worshipped at Vishnu Mangala temple is
Mangala Swaroopi Mahavishnu.
The temple has a chathura sreekovil or square sanctum sanctorum. There is a namaskara mandapam and chuttambalam.
It is believed that Sri Madhvacharya performed Chaturmasya Vrata two times here.
Miracle Chakra Pond
There is a small pond to the south of the temple called
Chakra Theertha or Madhwa Theertha. It's about 25 ft deep. In the base of the
pond (at correct center), there is a small kunda 4 X 4 ft (yajna homa kunda). Water
keeps rotating inside that kunda you can observe it if you know deep diving. The
water of the pond is believed to have medicinal properties.
Kudlu Vishnu Mangala Temple Timings
Evening Darshan timings are from 6 PM to 7:30 PM