Shri Somasunderam , son of Koragappa ( President of Kudroli temple ) , and Vishwanath ( BNS Hotel ) ( President Development committee ) discussed the possibility of renovating the temple with Janardhan Poojary ( Former Union Minister and Congress President ) . It was then decided that the temple committee would go to the people to raise funds . It was here that Janardhan Poojary earned the title " Renovation Mastermind / Architect " . Rallies were organized across the country focusing mainly on Dakshina Karnataka , Udupi and Mumbai areas . Janardhan Poojary was a part of many such rallies and in one such rally in Dakshina Karnataka , the story goes that a person wearing shorts walked up to Janardhan Poojary and gave him 5 paise as his contribution to the development work . Janardhan Poojary astonished took the money . After the speech of Janardhan Poojary people tried to search for this person but no one could trace him . Some believe that it was Lord Shiva Incarnate who blessed this collection of funds by the way of this man in shorts.It is believed that after this incident funds started pouring in . The people just came forward and contributed to their temple . It was one great movement that showed the strength of the masses . '' ' This temple started off with one man 's vision - founder H Koragappa and today with the guidance of the eminent members of the community and temple committee what stands is the love , effort and sweat of the masses who contributed in their very special way to make the current Gokarnanatheshwara temple a reality . Sthapadi K. Dakshinamoorthy was the architect who designed and built the present temple in the Chola style of architecture from its original Kerala style . The new gopuram is 60 feet in height and very beautiful . The renovated Gokarnanatha Kshethra was inaugurated by the former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 , shortly before his assassination during an election rally . A marble statue of Narayana Guru was erected at the entrance of the temple in 1966 and a crown studded with precious gems was given by the devotees later . It 's estimated the renovation cost Rs. 1 crore , and now it has become one of the largest temples in Mangalore
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