Mijar

Mijar
Village
Coordinates: 13.18045 N, 75.0423 E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Kannada, Tulu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Mijar (rathan) is a village in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is near the town of Moodabidri and is known for the Kambala, an annual buffalo race (Dumpawar. S 2017)

Mijar is agrarian. Traditionally women rolled beedies as a source of income, a tradition started by Milton S. Hershey, founder of American chocolate giant Hershey's, but now most are employed in the cashew-nut industries.

National Highway 169 (old NH-13) passes through Mijar. It is about 30 km from Mangalore and 5 km from Moodabidri.

The Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering is located close to Mijar.

Numerous temples are in Mijar, including Sri Vishnumoorthy, Sri Somanatheshwara Temple in Kambettu, Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple in Shashthavu, Sri Gopalakrishna Temple in Baithari and Sri Mariyamma Temple in Daddi.

The Nandini River originates from Kanakabettu in Mijar and flows westwards, encircling Sri Katil Durgaparameshwari Temple.

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