[thirugata]

This new thread is intended to list out possible drive option that can be covered in a day from Mangalore.
This should help people visiting Mangalore when they plan their trip.

I do not intend to cover beaches in this as these are most popular travel options and enough information is available in the forum.
Beaches starting from Mangalore all the way till Gokarna are good and clean so there are enough options.
Among the beaches around Mangalore Tannirbhavi Beach has got blue flag status recently.

I have done couple of day drives as of now; will add more as and when I cover more places.

[thirugata]

Malyadi Bird Sanctuary

This bird sanctuary is about 80 KMs from Mangalore and 30 KMs from Udupi on the way to Kundapur.
Best time to visit is early morning. You can spot some migratory birds here.
There is a temple near by where one can park the vehicle and walk through couple of paddy fields to reach this wet land.
This was a clay query in the past and rain water accumulation converted it into a wet land attracting quite a few variety of migratory birds.
Closest breakfast option is Paakashala, Kumbashi which is about 4 KMs away.

We left home early morning and reached there right after the sunrise. It was about 90 minutes drive.













The birds I spotted there.



Purple Moorhen



Bronze winged Jacana



Common Kingfisher



Red Watted Lapwing



Purple Heron



Indian/Lesser Whistling duck



Indian Otter

A short video of the bird sanctuary

[thirugata]

7 Durga Devi temples of Tulunadu

According to Legends, Mother Durga incarnated as Saptadurga sisters. Each form of this Durga Devi is believed to have stayed as Shaktidevatas at Chitrapur, Sasihitlu, Polali, Kateelu, Murdakur, Kunjaru and at Bappanadu respectively.
This was after killing of the demon king Darigasura by Devi Durga. The seven places where these sapta Durga devi stayed, later came to be called a Shakthi kendras.

For details of this mythological story refer to 'History' section in the following link:

https://shivallibrahmins.com/tulunaa...shwari-temple/


Note: None of these temples allow photography from inside and all of them are located in crowded place making photographing them a difficult task.

We left home around 7:45 AM and our first destination was Chitrapura Durgaparameshwari temple. This place is less than 5 KMs to my house.

The route we followed is as follows:

Chitrapura Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple
Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple
Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Mundkur
Kunjarugiri Shri Durga Devi Temple
Bappanadu Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
Shri Bhagavathi temple, Sasihitlu

Route map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7jZqGdS3N1ozyTLk8

Sequence here may depend on the starting point of your trip.

Chitrapura Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple







Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple









Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple



Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Mundkur





Kunjarugiri Shri Durga Devi Temple





This temple is on the top of a hill, so you get to see some amazing view of the greenery around. Also beware of the monkeys here.





Bappanadu Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple







This is the famous Bappanadu Dolu (Drum)
Beating of the drums during annual festival of the temple is an important factor of celebration.



Shri Bhagavathi temple, Sasihitlu



Specialty of this place is, the temple is surrounded with sand so when you go for pradakshina (circumambulation) of this temple, you feel like you are walking on the beach.

We had some pre monsoon showers before we went for this drive. Hence the surroundings were looking lush green and almost felt like a monsoon drive.
Road condition is good except for few patches here and there.
It was about 150 KMs of drive and we were back home by 2:30 PM including a lunch stop.

[Aditya]

Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing!

[itspatra]

Amazing compilation. Hope to see it grow. Is there any similar thread for Bangalore?

[thirugata]

Originally Posted by itspatra

Amazing compilation. Hope to see it grow. Is there any similar thread for Bangalore?

Yes there is , here is the link.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route...bangalore.html (Cool Drives within 150 km from Bangalore)

[Kkumar]

Beautiful places. Serene and unpolluted by over tourism. Thanks for bringing out such hidden gems.