Sri Krishna temple.
Udupi is a divine shrine in the coastal
region of Western Ghats. Situated about 60 kms from
Mangalore, it is a fairly large and upcoming town that was
sanctum of Madhvacharya, the great Sanskrit Philosopher. The
famous temple here, has a fascinating idol of Lord Krishna
that is richly adorned with jewels. It is the center for
education, social and religious activities in the district
of South Canara. It is known for the famous Sri
Krishna temple. The reasons for
its fame are the statue of Sri Krishna installed by the
great saint Sri Madhvacharya and the penance and influence
of Sri Vaadiraja yathivarenya. Another attraction of
this temple is the 'Kanakana Kindi' -a small window through
which Krishna is believed to have given darshan to his
ardent devotee, Kanakadasa .
Sri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Temple, Padubidri .
Padubidre (Padu Bidadi), a sacred place with a number of Temples and shrines, is famous for holding Dhakke Bali once in two years. The Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Temple of Padubidri is well known in the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts. Padubidri is located on National Highway 17, 24 kilometres from Udupi and 35 kilometres from Mangalore.
Malpe
Beach
Malpe town is
about four kms. to the west of Udupi. It is the most
important port of the Karnataka coast and is situated at the
mouth of the Malpe or Udyavara river. The river is navigable
to small cargo boats for about ten kms during high tide. The
place has a fascinating natural scenery, and has been a
centre of commercial activities for a long time. It is a
natural port. There are three rocky islands to the west of
it.
St. Mary's Island
St. Mary's Isles (Latitude 13° 20' 60" N; Longitude 74° 40' 60" E ) are a group of small islands lying a little to the north of the port of Malpe 7 kms form Udupi. Vasco-da-Gama landed in 1498 on one of these islands which he called `EI Padron de Santa Maria'. It is from this that these islands got their present name. They are just a few scattered projections of rock rising out of the western or Arabian Sea around Malpe.
The northern-most island is about a square mile in area and
not more than 250 yards in width. It has coconut gardens
which make it the shadiest of all the islands and give
it a true South Sea colour. The island is noted for its
famous basalt rocks which Kulkunda, where a large cattle
fair is held at the time of the have crystallized into
columns and split into hexagonal mosaic. Perhaps, this is
the only spot in India where basaltic rocks show up such
peculiar formation.It is a really geological monument and
tourists heaven.
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How to reach Udupi
BY AIR - The nearest airport from Udupi is Bajpe Airport (60 km. from Udupi) from where one can take flights for most of the important cities in India like Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai.
BY RAIL -Railway Station is 3KM from Udupi Bus Stand .And this is connected with most of the metros.
BY ROAD - There is a good network of roads that connects Udupi to other important cities of the region.
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