This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a returning guest, Ayush Kumar, a solo traveller and listener who takes us to the spiritual city of Udupi!
Today's destination: Udupi, Karnataka!
Nearest Airport: Mangalore International airport (IXE)
Nearest Railway Station: Udupi Railway Station (UD)
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Good walking shoes and rain gear, dress appropriately while visiting temples
Time of the year: Nov-Feb
Length of the itinerary: 3-6 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Returning guest Ayush Kumar covers a comprehensive itinerary of Udupi and the places of interest in the vicinity. The itinerary can be split across religious/spiritual places, culture, nature and food.
- Ayush also covers the experience of travelling on the Green Route (Bangalore-Mangalore), covering the western ghats
- The places of interest covered during the podcast include
- Udupi Sri Krishna temple, its origins and significance
- Kanakana Kindi at the Sri Krishna temple complex
- Experience with the temple prasada and lunch
- Ananteshwara temple
- Varanga Jain Basadi
- Kamala shile cave temple
- Brahmi Durga Parmeshwari temple
- Pajaka
- Local festivals including Bhoota kola, yakshagan and Kambala
- Manipal and places of interest including the Hasta Shilpa museum, Manipal museum of Anatomy
- Popular beaches include Padukere beach, Kodi Bengera or Delta beach.
- Treks around the western ghats, home ot Agumbe, the city with the second most rainfall
- Exploring the unique cuisine or the region
Links:
Link to Ayush’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul.traveller.kumar/
Ayush’s other episodes on The Musafir Stories
Coonoor - https://spotify.link/r1Vd63sWaEb
Puri - https://spotify.link/UjpVQquWaEb
Bhubaneshwar - https://spotify.link/6G5zvXvWaEb
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