The first lighthouse of Mangalore is situated in Hampankatta, the heart of Mangalore City.This 18th century light house is believed to have been built by Hyder Ali. The huge watchtower in the hill served as a base for the British, from where many resident commanders of the British Navy would monitor the movement of travelling ships.The base of the light house has a library, there is a garden near the light house which is called Tagore Park from where visitors get a beautiful view of the sea with sailing ships and boats.
Panambur Beach
Panambur Beach is located 10Kms from the city of Mangalore, India. Known for its cleanliness and safety, this is the city’s most visited beach. The beach aura warms up during the carnivals, organized by the district authorities. The festivities include boat races, beach sports and sand sculpture contests. Besides, the kite festival, organized every year, attracts participants from across the country and also abroad during the International Kite Festival held every 2 years at here at Panambur Beach Mangalore. There is a shiva temple called Nandaneshwara temple near to Panambur Beach.
This beach is located at a distance of about 15 km from Mangalore. It is one of the popular beaches of Karnataka. On the shore of this beach there is a temple dedicated to Sadashiva called Shri Sadashiva Mahaganapati temple. This ancient temple to Lord Shiva is perched atop a hillock. There are 4 ponds surrounding the temple in the shape of a conch, wheel, mace, and lotus. The view of the surroundings from the temple is awesome.
The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC), is a public engineering college is also located Surathkal. It is one of the 30 National Institutes of Technology in India and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance. Because of this institution Surathkal Beach is also called as NITK Beach.
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| Light House at Surathkal Beach |
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| Greenery around the Surathkal Beach |
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| Shri Sadashiva Mahaganapati temple |
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| NITK, Surathkal |
Someshwar Beach
Someshwar Beach is in Ullal, 11 km to the south of the city, near the confluence of the Netravati River and the Arabian Sea. The beach face is extremely rocky and considered dangerous for swimming. However, it is a great place to relax and watch the spectacular sunsets. Ullal is accessible by bus, train and autorickshaw from the city centre.
The north end of Someshwara beach has the ancient Someshwara Temple. The temple is believed to have been constructed by Queen Abakka Devi of Ullal. A natural wonder is in the form of the NagaTeertha, a pond beside the beach temple with a perennial underground source of sweet freshwater.
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| Someshwar Beach |
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| Someshwar Beach |
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| Someshwara Temple |
Pilikula Nisargadhama
Pilikula Nisargadhama is located in Mudushedde Village, 3 kilometers from Vamanjoor and 18 kilometers from Mangalore City. It is enroute to Mudbidre and Karkala By National Highway # 13. Roads are excellent. Pilikula literally means Tiger-lake. In Tulu language "pili" means tiger and "kula" means lake. In olden days, tigers used to come to this lake to drink water. Hence, this lake came to be known as Pilikula.
The Mangalore City Corporation has developed this area and it has now become the hot spot for people who are looking for scenic beauty & peace. Pilikula has a huge lake & beautifully laid gardens encircling the entire lake. Boating facilities are available in the lake. One can either use pedaling boats or bigger boats carry about 10 to 15 persons.
On the other side of the road, there is a huge Botanical Garden containing a variety of trees and a zoo featuring several wild animals. The specialty of this zoo is that the wild animals are not kept in cages. They are in the open. However, there are partitions like wide trenches or wire mesh, in order to avoid direct contact with visitors. There are tigers, leopards, bears and other wild animals inside the park. There is also a variety of snakes & birds in the zoo.
Adjacent to zoo is Manasa Water Park which is similar to the Water Kingdom in Mumbai. The Pilikula Golf Course is set in an area of 48 acres (190,000 m2). Currently it has nine fairways and nine greens, with a total yardage of about 3131 yards, have been laid traversing the hills and the dales. It is a very challenging course and has been appreciated by serious golfers from the region.
Kadri Manjunatha Temple
It is situated 4 Km. away from City Bus Stand. The idol of Lord Manjunathaswamy of the temple is called as oldest of the South Indian Temples. The seven sacred ponds, Jogi Mutt and caves of Pandavas are the pilgrim attractions here.
Kadri is another ancient historic spot in Mangalore. The Kadri Temple dating back to about 1068 A.D. with its nine tanks, its square temple, nestling at the foot of the highest hill, draws to Mangalore hundreds of visitors annually.The Lokeshwara bronze statue of the Kadri Manjunatha Temple is tipped to be the best bronze statue in India. On top of the hill King Kundavarma Bupendra built a mutt which came to be called 'Jogimutt'. There are some stone caves on top of the hill which are known as the caves of the Pandavas.
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| Kadri Manjunatha Temple |
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| Pushkarinies in Kadri Temple |
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| Pandavas Cave |
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| Jogi Mutt |
Ullal Jumma Masjid
The Ullal Darga famous for Uroos fair has an interesting history behind its presence. Located about 10 kms from the heart of the city the darga is easily accessible by buses, auto-rickshaws ans taxis. It is also called as Sayyid Madani Darga.
The Dargah to commemorate Saint Sayyid Mohammed Shareeful Madani, located in Ullal in South Kanara, has been drawing pilgrims from all faiths. Legend has it that about 400 years ago, Sayyid Muhammed Shareeful Madani came to Mangalore from Saudi Arabia, reaching the shores of Ullal by floating on a piece of cloth. He camped in a small mosque at Melangadi in Ullal village where he led a simple life showering his love on the poor.
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| Ullal Jumma Masjid |
Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple
Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple is located just 3 km from heart of Mangalore city. The beautiful temple at Kudroli id dedicated to Lord Gokarnanatheshwara, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. It is believed that this place is used to graze land for the horses during the rule of Tipu Sultan. Hence, the name 'Kudre' (horse) 'vali' which was transformed into kudroli over time.
Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra was started in 1912 by his holiness Narayana Guru, a social reformer and a saint. The original temple structure was constructed in the Kerala style, recently the temple was renovated in 1991 and now it is in the Chola style.
Navarathri Utsav at Kudroli is celebrated in great devotion. The Navarathri Utsav celebrated here is popularly called as Mangalore Dasara. A grand procession of Goddess Durga takes place during Navarathri, which attracts many devotees from different parts of Karnataka. The idols of Sharada Matha and Maha Ganapathi, life-size idols of Nava Durgas are installed in the temple premises in an attractive way during Navaratri.
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| Entrance |
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| Entrance |
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| Inside View |
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| Lighting Decoration |
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| Goddess Sharada life-size Idol at Dasara Celebration |
Mangaladevi Temple
This city is called as Mangalore just because of this temple early days its called as Mangalpura . It is situated in Bolar, 3 Km. away from main City Bus stand.
The temple dates back to the ninth century when Kundavarman, the most famous king of the Ahepa dynasty, was ruling Tulu Nadu. During this period, there were two holy saints of the Nath cult, Machhendranath and Gorakhnath, who came from Nepal. They reached Mangalore, crossing the river Nethravathi. The place where they crossed the river came to be known as Gorakdandi. They chose a place near the banks of the Netravathi which was once the centre of activities of the sage Kapila. He had his hermitage there and it was a great center of education.
The city of Mangalore takes its name from the main deity of the temple, Mangaladevi. The temple was built as a memorial to a 10th century princess of Malabar Mangale.
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| Goddess Mangaladevi |
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| Mangaladevi Temple |
Mangalore Harbor
It is situated in panamburu,10 Km. away from main City . It is the ninth biggest port of India. One can visit the port by getting the permission from the proper authority.
The port serves hinterland of Karnataka state and to some extent state of Kerala. The major commodities exported through the port are Iron Ore concentrates & pellets, Iron Ore fines, manganese,granite stones, coffee,cashew and containerized cargo. The major imports of the port are crude and petroleum products, LPG, wood pulp, timber logs, finished fertilizers, liquid ammonia, phosphoric acid, other liquid chemicals, containerized cargo, etc.
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| Entrance of New Mangalore Port |
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| Cruise vessel at Port |
Kadri Park
Kadri Park is a garden , 3 km from the city . It is located in Kadri gudde( meaning hill in Tulu) It's the largest park within city limits of Mangalore The park has beautifully laid gardens along with a children's train. This place also hosts a Flower show organized by the Horticulture Department every year.Its a nice hangout place/picnic spot for children, couples, young old.
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| Kadri Park |
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| Flower Show at Kadri Park |
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| Flower Show at Kadri Park |
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| Toy Train at Kadri Park |
Sammilan Shetty's Butterfly Park
Sammilan Shetty's Butterfly Park has so far attracted 118 species including rare species like Blue Nawab and Southern Birdwing, which is the largest of Indian butterflies and endemic to Southern India.
Southern Birdwing (Troides minos), which is the largest Indian variety with a wingspan of 19 cms, is a regular visitor of the park, that is located at Belvai near Karkala, 42 kms away from Mangalore. While the park, which is the only private initiative in the state, is open to public on all Sundays, an average of 80 enthusiasts visit from different parts of the nation. The only private butterfly park with 7.35 acres founded by Sammilan Shetty, a college lecturer in the city, attracts not only butterflies, but also enthusiasts, students and researchers from all over the country.
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