Divine Karnataka Gokarna Udupi Mookambika Temple Dharmasthala Murudeshwar Iskcon Temple Shravanabelagola Mudabidri Venur Karkala Sringeri Inam Dattatreya Peetha Talacauvery Banavasi Khwaja Bande Nawaz Sharanabasaveshwara Shrine Basavakalyan Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Banashankari Koodalasangama Yellamma Temple Siddhaganga Shivaganga Devarayanadurga Nanjangud Melkote Talakad       District: Udupi   Bangalore - 420km Udupi   Mangalore - 60km   Mangalore - 60km STD Code: 0820   Approximately 60km from Mangalore is the Vaishnavite pilgrimage town of Udupi. This was the sanctum of Madhwacharya, the great Sanskrit philosopher. It is as much renowned for its chefs, cuisine, and restaurants as it is for its Krishna Temple and various mutts. The main attraction at this temple is the 'Kanakana Kindi' - a small window through which Krishna is believed to have given darshan to his ardent devotee, Kanakadasa, a saint-minstrel. The colourful Paryaya festival, when officiating priests hand over their responsibilities to other pontiff beckons thousands of devotees from all over the country every alternate year.