kal ta i , ▁meaning ▁" the ▁mother ▁of ▁seven ▁children " ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁language . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁cult ▁figure ▁worship ed ▁by ▁the ▁past oral ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁D hang ar ▁and ▁Kur umb as ▁of ▁southern ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁North ▁K arn ata ka . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁water ▁t anks ▁or ▁p onds ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁known ▁as ▁K um k um ▁K und am , ▁Y oni ▁K und am , ▁and ▁Ari han ▁K und am . ▁These ▁are ▁considered ▁holy ▁and ▁are ▁places ▁where ▁people ▁bat he ▁and ▁offer ▁worship . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sacred ▁well ▁called ▁the ▁J og al ▁b hav i ; ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁this ▁well ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁c ure ▁skin ▁dise ases . ▁Another ▁location ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁known ▁as ▁Par as ur ama ▁K sh etra ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁Lord ▁Par aus rama ▁sat ▁in ▁pen ance . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁temple ▁prec inct s ▁stand ▁shr ines ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Lord ▁Gan esh , ▁Mal lik ar j un , ▁Par ash ur am , ▁E kn ath , ▁and ▁S idd esh war . ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁Fest iv als ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁ven ue ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁twice ▁a ▁year ▁during ▁October ▁to ▁April . ▁A ▁very ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁pil gr ims ▁from ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh , ▁Go a , ▁and ▁Mah ar as ht ra