Bijur

Bijur

Bijur is a hamlet located in the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) region of coastal Karnataka. The location of this town falls near Baindoor on the National Highway to Mangalore.

The family of Bijurs' from the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin caste, associated to Chitrapur Math. Till this day the Bijur family has a SitaRamchandra temple in Bijur village as well as "Nagadevata" (Snake God) idols made of stones.

A priest by the name of Ved. Balwally Bhat presides over all the poojas and viniyogas at the place.


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