Places to visit in South Kanara  

Udupi  One of the holy place and it is 58 kms from Mangalore. The Krishna temple here is founded by Acharya Madhwa during the 14th century. He founded eight mathas to conduct the services of Lord Krishna in turns. Paryaya festival is held once in two years in January. The place has Kadiyali Durga temple, Ambalapadi Shakti temple, Raghavendra Matha and the Venkataraman swamy temple. Malpe is the port near here. It has a fine beach and the Vadabhandeshwara temple of Balarama.

Karkala  It is 52 kms from Mangalore and has been notable Jaina Center with the seat of Jaina dynasty called Bhairarasas or the Shantarsas who raised the Gommata statue here. There is an Ananthashyana temple and Venkataramana temple. The St.Lawrence chruch here is highly venerated.