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Shree Katyayani Baneshwar Temple is located in Aversa village, Ankola Taluka, Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka State. The temple is well connected by road, rail, water and air. It is just at 1 km distance from National Highway No. 17.
The taluka headquarters at Ankola is at 10 kms away and district head quarter in Karwar is at a distance of 25 kms from the temple. Nearest railway station is of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited at Harwada at distance of 2 kms. Main railway station at Karwar is at a distance of 28 kms. Nearest port is at Karwar. The Dabolim Airport of Goa at Vasco da Gama is the nearest airport to the temple at a distance of 120 kms. The airport at Mangalore is at a distance of about 250 kms from the temple.
The temple is managed by Shree Katyayani Baneshwar Temple Trust bearing registration No. A 350 (KWR). With generous support of devotees various facilities have been provided at the temple complex like Vasati Graha comprising 51 rooms, kalyan mantap, canteen etc.
An important feature of the temple complex is that the temple area is run on solar energy.
This website gives brief history of the temple, important utsavas, details of Shashwat Seva, Nitya Seva, format for sending kanika for One day Seva etc.