Sunday, June 2, 2013

Udupi

Udupi is a small town 58 kms from Mangalore in the Southern state Karnataka. This beautiful city with old world charm has beautiful mountains on the east and on the west  Arabian Sea. Even though city is getting modern there is still laid back atmosphere where one can take it easy. 



The place is known as the seat of Madhwa renaissance, founded by the sage Madhwacharya. This led to the birth of Ashta Mathas, surrounding the Sri Krishna Temple. The city has diverse cultural heritage and lot of eminent personalities come from this region.



The place has excellent transport services and one can go around either by auto, taxi or bus. The places of interest in the city are:

The places of interest around the city are:

Apart from the various places of interrst in around the city, it is also famous for the food. It never ceases to amaze the people with its exceptional taste not only from length and breadth of the country but also all over the world. The above preparation is known as "Nire Dosa".

42 comments:

Del Cusay said...

I am from the Philippines and currently in India. I hope to visit place and see the wonders it has to offer. I also want to meet people and learn their culture.

Anonymous said...

So many interesting places!

Vee said...

Oh I'd be interested in what the city has to offer in food. ☺ I see that you are still traveling...you are a wonderful ambassador for your corner of the world!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Indian food is loved by many (including us) all over the world, that is for sure!

This city looks as if it would a good place to see the 'real India' (as in not so touristy).

eileeninmd said...

What a nice place to visit, there is a lot to see and do. I really like the beach. Have a happy week!

Rakesh Vanamali said...

Wonderful pictures. Have heard so much about Udupi and it is on my list of places to visit.

Manav Singhi said...

Nice . . . Lets go to Udupi Restaurant. . . :p

Unknown said...

there's a lot to see and experience in India. i hope to visit even just one of the places you posted here someday.

R Niranjan Das said...

Nice post on Udupi. I love the Krishna temple and Malpe beach.

www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.in

Teamgsquare said...

Agree, udupi darshini are spread all over the world .

Unknown said...

So peaceful and beautiful. Love the old architecture. the beach looks clean and inviting.

Kim, USA said...

The first photo looks like Philippines too. Great shots Rajesh thanks for sharing.

Kim,USA

Margaret said...

It looks like a nice, quiet town.
Not too much traffic!
Margaret

Viola said...

Lovely photos ans small town!
and I see a wonderful beach there! :)

Sridharan said...

Very nice.. I briefly visited Udupi long time back.. Would want to visit it again leisurely.

Unknown said...

Great tour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Carver said...

Looks like a great place to visit.

Vineeta Yashsavi said...

Lovely images...

Lowell said...

The first photo made me think of small towns everywhere, but then I saw the rest of the post and most small towns don't have temples and beaches and intricate carvings and sculptures!

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anthonynorth said...

It looks a lovely place.

Hazel said...

The first shot looks just like a town in a Philippine countryside.

photowannabe said...

You live in a fascinating country with so many places of interest.
The delicate "bread" or 'wraps" looks so good. It's almost transparent.

Roger Owen Green said...

well, this is more UNDERSTATED than USUAL, but interesting
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

George said...

Udupi looks like a fascinating place to visit. Good food would just be an additional reason to enjoy the town.

Saru Singhal said...

Beautiful place :)

Marleen said...

Thanks for the tour! I would like to taste that.

LONDONLULU said...

Thanks for this glimpse of Udupi, it looks amazing (and of course the last of food looks just marvelous!:)

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

someone told me Buddha was born in nepal, is it right?

Gattina said...

Looks like a nice town ! I love Indian food !

Reader Wil said...

Thank you for showing us around in Udupi. It looks very interesting and I see Gandhi! I am a fan of his!!

Wil, ABCW Team.

Joy said...

That sounds like the perfect holiday stay with lots to see and good food.

'Tsuki said...

Awesome reflection of your country, thanks for sharing them.

Rajesh said...

Thank you all for appreciating this city.

Rajvi Bhow @ Straight talk said...

Beautiful place! and i love neer dosa with chutney!

www.thetimesofmanyphases.blogspot.in

Anonymous said...

I used to visit Udupi Sree Krishna temple frequently while in college. It is a wonderful experience.

Anonymous said...

I used to visit The Sree Krishna Temple frequently when I was in college. It is a wonderful experience indeed.

Unknown said...

Nice post and nice photos. I love to visit Udupi, have visited many times :)

Anonymous said...

I loved kapu beach and have been to the krishna temple but did not time to visit other places....hopefully in next visit . Beautiful place :)

Nona said...

Nice. I haven't visited this place in the past 15 years. :(

Sushma Harish said...

Ha...nostalgia. Feels so proud..and no words to say. Udupi is the town that brought me up for 22 years!

Arti said...

I would love to taste the nire dosa, looks delicious!

pradipwritenow said...

Before reading this blog i was thinking Udipi is a south-Indian namefor getting the best tiffins with large varieties. This nire dhosa is unknown to many of us. Asked for it in ten udupi dhosa they showed blank faces. Possibly my pronunciation was wrong.