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Trip to Karavali Karnataka

Wednesday 28 September:
I had to get up at 4 in the morning to catch a train at 7 in the morning. We went to the railway station and we had a nice walk until the end of the train we had to board the Karwar express. Our coach was called the Vistadome. The train then started. The views of the western ghats from Sakleshpur to Subramanya road were amazing! We could see ranges of mountains stretching to the horizon. Many waterfalls, streams, and a lot of tunnels came in our path.
 
Then we reached Mangalore junction. In Mangalore, we freshened up and left for Tannirbhavi beach. The water there was cold. We even saw the beautiful sunset there. Then we came back and ate in Pabba's cafe. We ate our dinner at the Sagar Rathna hotel. Then we come to the end of Day 1.

Thursday 29 September:
We woke up early in the morning and then left for Kudroli Gokarnatheshwara  Temple. It was quite huge and nice. Then we went to the 11th-century Kadri Manjunatheshwara temple. I had a pleasant feeling of staying there, amid the many trees in front of god. There was even a  bronze statue of Avalokiteshwara belonging to the 6th century there. From here we went to St. Aloysius Chapel. The roads to the Chapel were fun to drive in. The Church had a lot of Paintings. Then we went to the Venkataramana temple celebrating its 100th year. After looking at all the drawings we left for the hotel. We even had our breakfast at Sagar Rathna. From here we left for Udupi on an Express Bus. Then we went to the hotel, freshened up, and left for the Krishna Mutt to have darshan of the lord. Actually, I thought you had only one way of seeing the lord, looking from the window a bit away from the shrine. This window was actually used by Kanakadasa. But you could actually go inside the temple. We even saw a pond and two tortoises in it. Then we went to Woodlands hotel near the mutt to have our lunch. The food was very tasty. Then we went to Pajaka Kshethra, the birthplace of Madhwacharya. It had a pleasant vibe. From there we went to Mattu beach. We got spectacular views from the drone. We even took photos of a paddy field near the beach and there was even a river called Papanashini flowing by. Then we went back to Woodlands for dinner. This again ends a beautiful day.

Friday 30 September:
We got up early in the morning and went to Krishna Math. We went to Chandramoulishwara temple and Anantheshwara temple too. Then we packed our bags and left for Kundapura. From Kundapura we went to the spectacular Maravanthe beach where a river(Souparnika river) and the sea (Arabian sea) flow parallel to each other. That was a wonderful moment. Then we went to Murdeshwar. It has a huge building at the entrance. We first saw the magnanimous statue of Lord Shiva meditating. We had food at RNS, took some photos and a video with the drone saw the lord in the temple and left for Kundapur. We had to wait for a long time at Kundapur Bus stand for our bus, KSRTC Airavat, and left for Bengaluru in it. This is the end of this journey.




















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  1. Ramya KiranOctober 25, 2022 at 8:04 AM

    Well written Abhinav!!! A very detailed explanation and it can serve as an excellent tourist guide for us ..keep writing 😊👍🏼👏🏼

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