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Manglore's Prides |
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Sultan Battery
It is situated in Boloor 6 Km. away from Mangalore City
Bus Stand. It was built in Black Stones by Tippu
Sulthan to prevent warships to enter Gurpur river.
Now the remaining part of the fort is called as Tippu's
Well. It is today a deserted spot but its construction
is bafflingly exquisite. Although it is a watchtower,
it gives the impression of a miniature fortress with its
arrangements for mounting cannons all-round.
To get there take the City Bus No. 16, 16A.
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To get there take the City Bus No. 3, 3A, 4, 4C, 6A, 6B,
6C, 14, 14A, 14B, 21, 22, 30A, 30B, 48. |
Kadri Manjunath Temple:
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 thefoot
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
It is situated 4 Km. away from Nehru Maidan 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. |
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St. Aloysius Church
It is situated 1 Km. away from Nehru Maidan Bus stand.
The walls of the church are covered with the paintings
of the artist Antony Moshaini of Italy. The Church
was built in the year 1899-1900.
St. Aloysius College Chapel, an architectural gem, comparable
with the Sistine chapel in Rome, is situated on lighthouse
hill. The special beauty of the chapel is the wonderful
series of paintings that virtually cover every inch
of the interior roof and walls executed by Bro. Moscheni
trained in Italy. |
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Shri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple :
Mangalore is known as a pilgrim center and boasts of
many sacred temples like Sharavu, Kadri, Mangaladevi,
Kudroli etc. Out of these Sri Sharavu Sharabeshwara
- Sri Mahaganapathy Kshetra is an outstanding, pious
center of great illustrious history of marathon 800
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Light House Hill-Garden:
It is situated 1 Km. away from Bus Stand. One
can see the beautiful sea view, sunset view and also
the sailing ships and boats on the sea. Now the
renovated garden looks more beautiful. |
Kudroli Gokarnath Temple:
It is situated 3 Km. away from main Nehru Maidan Bus
Stand. Recently this temple has been renovated
and now it is one of the tourist attraction places in
Mangalore.
To get there take the City Bus No. 7, 7A, 13, 13A,
16, 16A. |
Mangaladevi Temple:
This city is called as Mangalore just because of this
temple. It is situated 3 Km. away from main City
Bus stand. This temple was built by the Ballal
family of Attavar in memory of a Princess of Kerala.
To get there take the City Bus No. 27, 27A, 29A.
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Seemanthi Bai Government Museum:
It is situated in Bejai 4 Km. away from Nehru Maidan
city Bus Stand. One can see the idols, materials
of historical importance here.
To get there take the City Bus No. 19.
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Kadri Park :
It is situated 5 Km. away from main City Bus Stand.
Snakes & Animals Zoo, Toy Train and the beautiful
garden are the tourist attractions here.
To get there take the City Bus No. 19, 14. |
Other Tourist Attractions:
1. Rosario Church
2. Milagres Church
3. Sharavu Maha Ganapathi Temple. |
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