Udupi with Ayush Kumar

The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast

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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