The Maricamba temple in Sirsi, which was built in 1688, has beautiful Kavi paintings decorating its walls and corridors.
The red -and - white designs are done by hand. In the olden days, the paints were obtained by using red earth and some special herbs.
At the entrance of the temple is a pair of stone elephants. Animals like buffaloes and sheep used to be sacrificed to the goddess Maricamba in this temple. In 1933, Mahatma Gandhi, who visited Sirsi, refused to enter the temple because of such cruel practices. Since then, animal sacrifices have been stopped .
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