Kavathar

Kavathar is a village located in Mangalore Taluk[1] in the northernmost part of[citation needed] Dakshina Kannada,[1] close to the small town of Balkunje.

Batta Benny muji kere is a pond located at kavathar that attracts migrated birds.

They included Kamaths, Nayaks, Pai and other groups who were converted to Roman Catholicism by Portuguese missionaries and were offered lands in remote areas such as Butta Benny.

It has no shops, and hardly a few houses The place is partially famous for its Kavatharu Temple, where Bhuta Kola is held annually.

Farming was abandoned, as newer generations left the area and migrated to Mangalore, Mumbai or Pune or immigrated.