Mangalore - Karnataka

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of Karnataka. It lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats.With its pristine beaches, broad roads and calm localities this coastal city was declared the eighth cleanest city in India.The city's landscape is characterised by rolling hills, coconut palms, freshwater streams, and hard red-clay tiled-roof buildings.

Hill Range:

Light Hour Hill Garden

  

• Light House Hill - It is situated in Hampankatta, the heart of Mangalore City in South India. Light House Hill is the location of two famous educational institutions in Mangalore, namely St. Aloysius College and Kasturba Medical College.

• Padav hills - These are a range of hills in the Mangalore taluk, Karnataka. During the mid-nineteenth century, Bishop Victor Fernandes, a Mangalorean Catholic priest, erected a large cross at former outskirts of Mangalore in Nanthoor near Padav hills to honour the memory of Mangalorean Catholic martyrs who died on the march and during their fifteen-year captivity at Seringapatam.

• Nagara hill - It is a historic place in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka. It is 17 km from Hosanagara or 84 km from Shimoga. This was called "Bidanur (Bidanoor)" earlier during the 16th century, and was the last capital city of Keladi rulers. Nagara was resided by an independence activist by the name of Sripathy Rao Baliga (1914-2003) who continued to work for the welfare of the village in the post independence era.

Rivers:

Netravati River Dharmasthala 

• Netravati River - It has its origins at Bangrabalige valley, Yelaneeru Ghat in Kudremukh in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. This river flows through the famous pilgrimage place Dharmasthala and is considered as one of the Holy rivers of India. It merges with the Kumaradhara River at Uppinangadi before flowing to the Arabian Sea, south of Mangalore city. This river is the main source of water to Bantwal and Mangalore. The Netravati railway bridge is one of the known bridges which serve as the gateway to Mangalore.

• Gurupura River - Also known as Phalguni River or Kulur Rive, it originates in the Western Ghats and empties into the Arabian Sea at Mangalore. It gets its name from the town Gurupura situated near Mangalore. The New Mangalore Port and Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers are situated on its northern banks. Once upon a time it formed northern boundary of Mangalore city along with Netravati River as southern boundary.

Pilgrims taking a dip at the river

  
•  Kumaradhara River - It is one of the two major rivers of Sullia, and merges with the Netravati River at Uppinangadi before flowing to the Arabian Sea. The merging of the rivers is a major event for the local villagers, as they crowd the river banks to watch what they call the "Sangam", which is a Sanskrit word for confluence. Pilgrims going to the Kukke Subrahmanya Temple in Subrahmanya have to cross the Kumaradhara River, taking a holy bath in it before they go on to the temple to have darshan, a glance from a holy person.

Birds:

• Grey francolin,
• Common quail
• Rain quail
• Jungle bush quail,
• Painted bush quail,
• Red spurfowl,
• Painted spurfowl,
• Grey junglefowl,
• Indian peafowl,