/Kannada:ಬಡಾಜೆ) is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Kasaragod district

Kasaragod district

Kasaragod District is one of the districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Kasaragod District was organised as a separate district on 24 May 1984...

 in the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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It is a small village in Manjeshwar

Manjeshwar

Manjeshwara is the northern tip of Kerala, bordering Karnataka. It is a small coastal village in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 21 km from Mangalore town...

. NH66 which passes through Manjeshwar is 3KM away from Badaje.

Temple

• Shree Mahalingeshwara Temple, Badaje

This is an ancient temple and Lord Shiva is main deity of this temple. According to the local stories, Shivalinga in this temple was installed by Khara

Khara

Khara can refer to* Khara, a character in the ancient Sanskrit epic the Ramayana* Khara-Khoto, the ruins of a medivial city in western Mongolia* Khara, Punjab - town in Punjab, India.* Khara, Nepal* Khara, Punjab - town in Punjab, Pakistan....

 Rakshasa. He had a wish of installing 3 shivalinga every day. One through his mouth and other two through his two hands. Other two shivalinga installed with Badaje are in Kunjathooru and in Mulinja. Because this was installed through his mouth, there will be Onti Kalashabhisheka every day.

Festival of the temple is celebrated during the month of January, on the day of Makarasankranti

Makarasankranti

Makarasankranti, Makaravillaku is a period that coincides with approximately 13 January/14 January, and is considered important for devotees of Lord Ayyappan....

 and consecutive 5 days.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Badaje had a population of 6103 with 3012 males and 3091 females.