 Uduppi is a divine shrine in the coastal region of Western Ghats. Situated about 60 kms from mangalore. The famous temple here has a fascinating idol of Lord Krishna that is richly adorned with jewels. One of the popular story goes like this. The main statue of Sri Krishna at Dwaraka got completely covered by gopichandanam ( holy sandlewood). A sailor from Dwaraka loaded this heavy lump in his boat as ballast, in one of his trips along the west coast. The ship was caught in a terrible storm while sailing in the western coast of Malpe. Udupi is first among the seven places of pilgrimages. The unique feature of this temple is that the Lord is worshipped only through a window with nine holes called the Navagraha Kitiki. The window is exquisitely carved and silver - plated. It has been a tradition in this temple to worship the Lord only through this window.
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Nearly 30-40 buses run daily from Mumbai, (18 - 20 hours of journey) - via Ankola, Kumta, Bhatkal, Dharwad and Belgaum. Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka is one night journey from Udupi. Mangalore Port City is only 50 km away from Udupi.
(DISTANCE BY ROAD) |
FROM |
TO |
KILOMETERS |
TRAVELLING TIME |
MANGALORE |
UDUPI |
50 |
01 HOUR. |
BANGALORE |
UDUPI |
347 |
09 HOUR. |
MYSORE |
UDUPI |
265 |
07 HOURS. |
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BY TRAIN: Udupi is well connected with Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai via Mangalore. |
CONNECTION
BY TRAIN |
NAME OF
THE TRAIN |
DEPARTURE |
ARRIVAL |
DAYS OF
OPERATION |
Nizamuddin Ernakulam Mangala Lakhshadweep Express |
0950 hrs. |
2310 hrs. |
Daily |
Mumbai (CST) Trivandrum Netravati Express |
1140 hrs. |
0246 hrs. |
Daily |
| Chennai-Mangalore Mail |
2000 hrs. |
1310 hrs. |
Daily |
BY AIR: The nearest airports are Mangalore (60 km) and Bangalore (381 km). Mangalore is air-linked with Bangalore and Mumbai. From Mangalore to Udupi will take one-hour journey. Temple situated at the heart of Udupi town and walkable distance from bus stand.
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HotelShanthiSagar: Near Service Bus Stand, Udupi
Hotel Karavali : NH 17,Adi udip[I-Karavali Junction,Udupi.
Hotel Kalpana Residency: Upendra Baug, Udupi.
Chandramouleeshwara Temple: This Shiva shrine is situated opposite to Sri Krishna temple. The Swayambu Linga changes colour thrice during the day -- black in the morning, blue at noon and white at night. The temple tank is known as Chandra Pushkarini or Madhwa Sarovar.
Lord Ananteshwara Temple: . When Sage Parasurama redeemed the land from sea, he crowned his devotee Ramabhoja as the king of this land. He performed Ashwamedha Yaga on this holy soil. While ploughing the land prior to the yaga, he killed a snake accidentally. To redeem himself from Sarpa dosha (sin of killing a snake), he made a silver peetam (Rajatha Peetam) with images of snake carved on it. Hence the place acquired the name Sivalli or Siva-belli. The king installed a Linga Ananteshwara. Lord Parasurama is worshipped in Linga swarupa in this shrine. There is a 40-foot-high Deepa sthamba outside the shrine
Kollur - Kollur, 76 kms from Udupi, is one of the most important places of pilgrimage on the west coast attracting pilgrims from all over India. The temple dedicated to the Divine Mother, Sri Mookambika, stands in the valley of the great Kodachadri peak. |
