Udipi Krishnan temple - A temple tour to Mangalore

                

                We reached the temple by night. This was the last schedule for that day. I was bit worried as we had only small amount of time left and many told this is one of the very famous temples. Even at that time we found a huge rush towards the temple. On the way to the temple, you can find the amazing radham (ther) fully made of bamboos. Near to it, we found some ducks & swans in the pond and there starts the rush and push.. 

               There was absolute "0" maintenance, and everyone started to push here and there even though they were not allowed inside. I came out of the rush with my wife and little girl.  My father and mother was in the mid and they were unable to come out and they were moved with the crowd. Few got hurt during the push. No security persons or the temple in charges were there to control the crowd. At last a security person came and he also started yelling and pushing. A lady became a victim to it and she fell down and her leg got hurt badly and that was a mistake of the security person. The security suddenly closed the iron gate and her leg just crossed, else it would have been worse. The lady told that she is going to raise a complaint.. don’t know what happened later.

            The main god is Krishna, who is bit different from other Krishna temples. The unique feature of Udipi Krishna temple is that the Lord is worshipped only through a window with nine holes called the Navagraha Kitiki. The window holes are silver plated and it’s a tradition to worship the lord through the window. There is a story behind the window worship . Kanakadasa was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. Once he was not allowed to see Krishna. But Kanakadasa was not upset, rather he started praying from the backside of the temple. On seeing this Krishna turned up and the wall was broken to Kanakadasa. That’s why, Krishna is still worshiped throught the window holes. The temple was good and we had a good dharshan with ultimate rush and push.

How to reach the temple:

Udupi railway station lies on the Konkan Railway line connecting Mangalore to Mumbai. It is well connected with all major cities in Konkan line, and also with other cities in India via Mangalore rail terminal.

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Karkala Jain temple - A temple tour to Mangalore

                          We went to this temple by dusk. It was a beautiful sunset. The temple was located in a hill top and we started climbing the steps. Old people found bit tough to climb the mountain. The beautiful scenic view made our evening very pleasant.

                          After reaching the top, you can see the whole scenic beauty around. I enjoyed the sunset a lot. The huge Buddha was standing erect which strained our necks to have a full view. We spent the whole evening there after worshipping the Lord. I liked this place a lot. The gigantic rock statue of the Gandharva remains a rarity and is one of the three such statues in the whole of India. Descending the mountain, you can find some snack shops with chat items and chai.

How to reach the temple:

It is 55 km north of the city of Mangalore. Travelers can reach Karkala from Mangalore by bus. The travel time from Mangalore to Karkala is about 2 hours.

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Kalasa Kaleeshwara Temple - A temple tour to Mangalore

                          

                         Actually the temple was closed when we went there.. we went up and saw the outside structures and came back. This temple has a history. During the wedding of Lord Shiva and Parvathi in Himalayas, all the God and Goddesses came to see the marriage. This caused the earth to be unbalanced. To balance that Shiva requested Agasthya to travel south. 

                        

                             Since Agasthya told that he needs to witness the wedding, Shiva gave him a divine vision, which made Agasthya to see the marriage being in any part of the world, and hence he travelled south to Kalasala.  The Girija Kalyana (marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvathi) is celebrated in Kalasa every year to commemorate this tradition

How to reach the temple:

           

Kalasa is located at a distance of about 300 km away from Bangalore. Busses operate from all over Mangalore.

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Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Temple - A temple tour to Mangalore

                

                               From Shringeri, we have to travel quite a long distance to reach Horanadu. Annapoorneshwari is the main Goddess here. As the name depicts, they provide food for one and all who come for the temple. We went to see how the food was. The food was served in a very descent manner. We had few varieties to taste. I did not like the taste much, but still I liked the way they served. The temple is situated in a raised position and hence you have to walk a few steps (around 50-60) to reach the temple. We saw a few tweeties around the temple and it was good to hear their tweeting sounds. The temple is surrounded by scenic beauty. We had tender coconuts outside the temple and we started your journey again.

How to reach the temple:

Horanadu is located in the picturesque surroundings of Western Ghats of Karnataka. The temple is surrounded by huge number of coconut trees. 

Horanadu is 100 kms south-west of Chikmagalur, located in the midst of thick forests and valleys.

Distances from Horanadu:

Horanadu is well connected by roads various KSRTC & Private Buses ply daily to Horanadu from various places.

1. Kalasa: 7 Kms
2. Chikmagalur: 100 Kms (District head quarters)
3. Sringeri: 80 Kms
4. Bangalore: 330 kms

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