Mangaladevi Temple, Hindu temple in Bolara, Mangaluru, India.

Mangaladevi Temple is a Hindu temple in Bolara, Mangaluru, about three kilometres southwest of the city centre. Its central shrine, the Garbhagudi, has a circular plan with a granite base, laterite walls and a conical terracotta-tile roof held up inside by a wooden frame. The shrine sits on an elevated platform reached by five steps, with guardian figures flanking the door. A two-storeyed gateway tower with a wooden upper storey stands over the drum-beating hall.

The temple was first consecrated in the 9th century under Kundavarman, the best-known king of the Alupa dynasty, after the Nath saints Machindranath and Gorakhnath arrived from Nepal, crossed the Netravathi at a spot later called Gorakdandi and urged him to build a shrine. He dug up a lingam and dharapatra and installed them with Nagaraja. Another account credits Parashurama with the original shrine, later restored by Kundavarman; some attribute it to the Ballal family of Attavar.

During Navaratri the goddess is decorated in nine different forms, from Shailaputri on the first day to Chandika on the seventh and Maha Saraswathi on the eighth. On Mahanavami she is worshipped as Vagdevi and an Ayudha Puja honours tools and weapons. On Dasara the decorated image is mounted on a chariot and pulled by devotees to Marnamikatte, where the Shami tree is worshipped.

The temple lies about three kilometres southwest of Mangaluru city centre, in Bolara, and is reachable by frequent buses and by rickshaw from Hampankatta. The two sources give different daily hours, so confirm timings locally before setting out. The sanctum is reached by a flight of five steps through a single door flanked by guardian deities.

The Kadri Yogirajmutt hermits come to this temple before their own Kadri festival begins, offering prayers and silk clothes to the goddess. The two temples have kept this link, and the flagpost stands on the axis leading to the central sanctum.