About Mangalore - Karnataka

About Mangalore - An Introduction

Mangalore the major port city of Karnataka is located at a distance of 350 Kms from Bangalore. Mangalore is surrounded by mountains of western ghats on the east & Arabian Sea on the west.

The name Mangalore is the anglicised version of Mangaluru, the name for the city in the local Kannada language. The Malayalam language variant of the same is Mangalapuram. One of the earliest references to this name is made by Pandya King Chettian, who called the city as Managalapuram in 715 AD. Yet another historical reference is by the 11th century Arabian traveler Ibn Batuta, whose chronicles refer to Mangalore as Manjarur. This variation in spelling is attributed to the pronunciation gap between and Arabic and the local language.h

It is believed that the city derived its name from the temple of Goddess Mangaladevi. Mangaluru literally means the city of Mangala According to legend Matsyendranatha, one of the important propounders of the Nath cult had arrived at Mangalore with the princess of Kerala, Premaladevi. He named her Mangaladevi. It is believed that they could not proceed further as Mangaladevi died after a brief period of illness and a temple was consecrated in her name at Bolar. Later the Mangaladevi was renovated by the Alupa king Kundavarma in 968 AD.

In the native Tulu language, the city is known as Kudla meaning junction as the city is situated at the confluence of the two rivers Netharavathi and Phalguni. The Konkani language variant of this Kodial. The region covering Mangalore is known locally as Tulunadu, on account of the predominance of Tulu language

Sightseeing places near Mangalore

Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple
Kadri Sri Manjunatha Temple
Shri Mangaladevi Temple
New Mangalore Port
St. Aloysious Chapel
Surathkal Beach
Sulthan Battery
Masjid Zeenath Baksh Mosque

How to Reach Mangalore

By Air : Mangalore has a domestic Airport which is 9 kms. away.
By Rail : Mangalore has a railway station with in the city and is linked by rail other cities in India.
By Road : Mangalore is well connected by KSRTC & Private bus services. It is connected to all major cities nearby.