Mangalore
Mangalore is located 357km west of Bangalore in a district of Dakshina Kannada. The city is also a gateway to this Beach Country- with its virgin and undiscovered splendor. Close meandering streets, swinging coconut trees, unique tile-roofed houses, vast blue beaches, temple shrines and churches, the soothing fragrance of the Mangalore Mallige, the aroma of spicy coconut curries… Yes! Mangalore is certainly a city of resplendent divergence. Come and disclose the charisma of this unexplored city on your Mangalore Holidays.The lofty Western Ghats on the east and the vigorous Arabian Sea thriving along its western shores guard Mangalore City. The magnificent National Highway No 17 runs parallel to the sea for over 95kms in the district. Nowhere does the distance between the highway and the sea exceed more than a few kilometers.
Nestling on the coastal edge, Mangalore enjoys the privilege of being the major commercial center with its own modern port. The city is a center for the exporting coffee and cashew nuts to other countries. Its major industries are beedi's, tiles, cashew, coffee and fishing.
Places of Interest
Mangaladevi Temple
Mangaladevi Temple located about 3km from the city center is dedicated to Goddess Mangala Devi . Bhargava - one of the devotees prayed to the Goddess, for many years, seeing his full devotion mother goddess was immensely pleased and told him that she would inhabit in his place as "Mangala Devi" to be worshipped by devotees. The devotees and tourist throughout the year visit the temple, place was known as Mangalapura which later became Mangalore.
Kadri Temple
Lord Manjunatha is the main deity in the temple located at a distance of 5km from the city center. The temple was constructed by Machendranatha in the - 10th Century. Main attraction of the temple is the continuos flowing of holy water from the "Gomukha" (mouth of cow's idol). People from all faiths come to pay their devotion and to wash in the holy water as it is believed to have medicinal values for curing skin diseases.
Temple is also famous for its cave attractions, Pandava Guhe. Legend has it that Pandavas of Mahabharata came to this cave & stayed during the time of their exile. Another unique feature of this temple is that the temple tank or the "Kalyani" situated much on much higher level than the temple, normally the tank is constructed below the height of the temple.
Gokarnatheshwara Temple
The temple is dedicated to Lord Gokarnatha, located about 2kms from the city center. It is the foremost specimen of modern architecture founded by the Billawa Community of Mangalore. People visit the temple daily to seek the blessing of the Lord Gokarnatha.
Ullal Beach, MangaloreLocated about 12kms from the city center, is the vast coastal line of Mangalore arrayed by some of the most exquisite, clean beaches in the town. Ullal beach is the most tourist-visiting destinations of Mangalore with lots of beach activities taking place daily. The beach houses the renowned Summer Sands Resorts equipped with all modern facilities besides, it also offers splendid beach sport facility. Taneerbhavi & Panambur are the other beaches in Mangalore located near the Mangalore Port.
Venkatramana Temple
The temple is dedicated to Lord Srinivasa also known as Venkatarama. Located on the Carstreet, the temple dates back to the medieval age. This holy shrine is thronged by thousand of devotees coming from the near and far a places to say their prayer and obeisance to the deity.
Maha Maya Temple
The holy deity of the temple is Kali- the Goddess of Destruction. Legend has it that the temple is about 2000 years old, people have a strong belief in the deity who cures and take away all their pains and sorrows.