Naravi

Naravi is a panchayat village in Dakshina Kannada district in the foothills of the Western Ghats. There are two villages in the Naravi gram panchayat: Naravi and Kuthluru. It is 20 km from Karkala towards Dharmasthala. Naravi is known for St. Antony Shrine, A catholic church for its miraculous history, and the works of Fr. Faustine Corti who tried to uplift the poor in the year around 1900.

Naravi village is also known for Sri Sooryanarayana temple which is one of the two well known Sun temples, the other of which is located at Konark. Starting from Western Ghats River Suvarna flows in the banks of Sri Suryanarayana Temple and joins Arabian Sea near Mangalore. Lot of devotees around the world visit these divine shrines to worship. And holy lord Sooryanarayana (Sun God) on the auspicious day of Simha Sankramana. Naravi is also well known for Sri Venu Gopal Krishna Temple.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, the village of Naravi had a population of 3,900, with 1,925 males (49.4%) and 1,975 female (50.6%), for a gender ratio of 1026 females per thousand males.