AROUND MANGALORE

1.               Kambla the World famous Water Buffalo race – held only on a Sunday, starting from the 1st week of  January  to about the end of February.

2.         Kori-katta – the cock fighting sport, held every weekend and during rural festivals.

3.         The “Santhe” – the local village fairs.

4.         The Temple fairs / Car festivals.

5.         The  Church  ‘fest’ (the feast  of  the  patron  Saint  of  the particular Church).  The feast of  the Nativity–Sept.8th, the birth day of Mary the Mother of Our Lord Jesus–also the Harvest Festival.

6.               Pilikula Nisargadhama – the lake side picnic spot about 10km. From  Mangalore with an animal Safari, and a  water park  at  Vomanjoor.

7.         1000 pillar Basidi (Jain Temple) at Moodubidri.

8.               Chaturmukha  Basidi  (Jain Temple) and  Gomate shwara   (the granite  Monolith of a Jain saint which is 42’ tall on top of a hill, with steps leading to it).

9.         Basel Mission Farm and Nursery (run by Dr. Soans) and Alvas Ayurvedic Pharmacy and Ayurvedic plants farm at Moodubidri.

10.              Manipal  the  Multi-disciplinary  Campus  township  (near Udupi). Do  not  miss  the  Anatomy Museum  and  the  Cultural  Heritage  village  reconstructed  by  Vijayanath  Shenoy.  Also  the   Planetorium.

11.       Udupi Krishna Temple & Square with the 8 Mutts.

12.       St. Mary’s  Isles – a  45 minute  boat  ride from  the  harbour of  Malpe  across  the  sea.  World   famous Basalt  columnar rock structure on an un-inhabited Island. A beautiful picnic spot.  There    is a regular ferry service to   the Island.  (Except during 1st week June to end September)

13.       Great for beach hopping  from Uchila in the South  to Malpe in the north, a series of nine totally  different  beaches. (Uchila, Ullal, Thandrabail, Thannirbavi, Panambur, Surathkal, Kapu and Malpe)

14.       A big center of Banking, Culture, Education & Health Care (Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homeopathic &  Natureopathic)

15.               Interdiocesean Seminary (St. Joseph’s Seminary) at Jeppu.

16.               Kalangan – the Konkani Cultural Amphitheatre.

17.       Bekal Fort on the Arabian Sea near Kasaragod.

18.       Stone sclpture works at Karkala.

19.       Nine hole golf course (Brown) at present  at Pilikula (Vomanjoor).

20.       Centre of Tulu Culture & Yakshagana (near MGM College – Udupi).

21.               Ayurvedic College at Udyavara (4km. from Udupi) and Naturopathic College at Ujre (5km. from Dharmastala)

22.               Bender Theertha (Warm mineral  water  spings) at Irde, near the Seerehole  River,  near

Puttur.

23.               Trekking - ‘Aarohana’ a group of nature lovers do arrange trekking. 

                    Contact  –  Athree Book Centre, Balmatta, Mangalore.  Ph.: 0824-2425161.