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Phone Code: 08252
Udupi
is located 58km north of Mangalore on the seashore. The great Hindu
Vaishnava saint xe "Madhvacarya"Madhvacarya (1239-1319) was
born in a small village near Udupi. He established the famous Udupi
Krishna Temple here. There are several places in the Udupi area to see
in reference to his life.
Information
You
can purchase the small book Udupi, An Introduction for a detailed explanation
of the spiritual places.
You can
change money at the State Bank of India, opposite Affan
Complex and the Canara Bank on Kanaka Dasa Rd.
The museum at MGM College, 5km from Udupi, has a collection
of bronze sculptures.
Sri Krishna Math (Mutt)
Srila Madhvacarya founded the Sri Krishna Math. The
temple has an energy-charged atmosphere, and is one of the most important
Krishna temples in India. There is a lamp beside the Deity of Sri Krishna
said to have been lit by Madhvacarya and has never gone out since.
The Krishna
Deity in the temple is called Bala Krishna.
In order
to display different pastimes for his devotees, Udupi Krishna
has over 50 different dresses such as Cowherd Boy, Mohini Murti, Lakshmi
and Durga. He wears a diamond crown worth over one crore rupees ($300,000).
Sometimes Krishna is dressed with a diamond dress.
Visitors
view the Deity through a window called the “Navagraha”.
There are stands at which visitors can purchase maha-prasada and pictures
of the Deities.
The
temple is small, with black granite walls, sculptures and silver carvings.
Lord Krishna was originally installed facing east, but he turned west
to see his devotee, Kanaka das, who wasn’t allowed to enter the
temple. One can have darshan from outside the temple from the same spot
where Kanaka stood, through the crack/window on the western wall.
There
are deities of Garuda and Hanuman on each side of the temple’s
interior. They were brought from Ayodhya and installed by Vadiraja Tirtha.
Prasada is served twice daily. Visitors who wish to
take the temple’s prasada must make arrangements with the priest.
There is worship (puja) in the temple from 5.30 am to 8.45 pm. This
temple is open to non-Hindus.
Story of the Deity
Lord Krishna himself made the Udupi Krishna Deity from a shalagram-shila,
with the help of Visvakarma. It is said that the Deity was worshiped
by Rukmini in Dwarka. He is Lord Krishna in child form. The Deity was
worshiped by and event-ually given to Arjuna, who hid the Deity. After
a lapse of time, the Deity was covered in gopi-candana (clay).
A
sailor loaded the lump of candana in his boat as ballast. Upon reaching
Vadabhandeswara (5km west of Udupi on the coast), the ship got into
trouble and was almost totally lost. Sri
Madhvacarya
signaled the ship to shore by waving his cloth. The ship captain came
to Madhvacarya and requested him to take anything as a gift, as he was
sure that by the grace of this holy man his ship was saved. Madhvacarya
requested the gopi-candana.
Upon
breaking the clay, Madhvacarya discovered the beautiful Krishna Deity.
Madhvacarya carried the Deity to Udupi and commenced worship, and the
puja has been continued by his disciplic line ever since.
Cart
Procession
The small processional Deities are taken out nearly every night on a
parade around Car Street. The procession has two decorated elephants
and a musical band, and they stop at intervals along the route for the
Lord to be entertained by fireworks or worshiped with offerings by his
devotees. The parade starts around 8 pm and is usually over by 8.45
pm.
The
cart normally used is about 15m (50 ft) tall. The cart festival travels
around the small square in front of the temple (Car Street). According
to the significance of the festival being observed, up to three carts
may be used. A fourth cart, covered in silver, is used for special festivals.
Madhva Sarovar
The holy bathing tank called Madhva Sarovar is said to be fed by the
Ganges every twelve years. It is located just to the right of the main
temple entrance. Madhvacarya is said to have washed the Deity in this
tank before installing it. Water from the tank is used for the daily
worship.
Ananthasana
Temple
The ancient Ananthasana (Ananteswara) Temple, located in the middle
of the temple square, is dedicated to Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu. Lord
Vishnu and his personal expansion, the serpent Ananta Sesa, are said
to reside within the linga in this temple. One who is seated on Ananta
is known as Ananthasana.
The place
where Sri Madhvacarya left his body while speaking
to his disciples is north of the central mandapa (hall), just after
you enter the sanctum.
Candramauleswara
Temple
The ancient Candramauleswara Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva. Lord
Siva has this name because he carries a crescent moon (candra) on his
head. It is located directly across the street from the Krishna Temple.
Malpe
Beach & St. Mary’s Island
Malpe Beach is 5km north of town. Visitors can take a boat to the nearby
St. Mary’s Island, where it is said that Vasco da Gama landed
on his first voyage to India in the 15th century. It is said that he
placed a cross there. Malpe Beach is a good place for swimming.
Beach Guest House (26001) is in a peaceful location
and has rooms for Rs 300.
Madhvacarya (1239-1319)
Madhvacarya was born in 1239 at Pajakaksetra. He founded the Dwaita
system of philosophy and preached it vigorously across the country.
Madhvacarya was a Vaishnava, a devotee of Vishnu. The basic tenet of
his philosophy is that Vishnu is supreme, omniscient, and infinite.
He taught that there is the existence of the Supreme Lord, the individual
souls, and the material world, and that each is distinct from the other.
He also taught that the individual souls are superior to matter yet
still inferior to God, being his servants.
Madhvacarya possessed an unusually strong body and extraordinary intellect.
He
traveled to almost every sacred place of pilgrimage, where he defeated
scholars of rival schools and won them over to his faith. He gave sannyas
to eight of his disciples, who then became the first heads of the Maths
located on Car Street. He disappeared from this world while preaching
to his disciples in the Sri Ananthasana Temple.
Eight
Sannyasi’s Maths
Madhvacarya appointed eight sannyasi disciples to oversee the worship
of the Sri Krishna Math. The responsibility of the worship is rotated
in two-year periods, called paryaya, among the eight disciplic successions
from his original eight disciples. The Paryaya Mahotsava,
or “Handing Over Festival,” occurs in even-numbered
years on January 17 or 18.
The incoming
sannyasi goes on pilgrimage two months before Paryaya and returns a
week beforehand. He is greeted on the outskirts of the city and brought
in a procession to Car Street. He then pays his respects to the Deities
of Chandreswara, Ananthasana, and Sri Krishna.
The eight main Maths are located on Car Street, the road circling the
Candramauleswara and Ananthasana Temples and running past the main entrance
to Sri Krishna Math. The eight maths and the Deities worshiped in the
maths are the Sode (Bhu-varaha), Puthige
(Vitthala Krishna), and Adamar (Kaliya Mardana
Krishna) on the southern side; the Pejawar (Vitthala
Krishna) and Palimar (Sri Rama, who was presented by
Sri Madhvacarya to the first leader of the Math) on the western; the
Krishnapur (Kaliya Mardana Krishna) and Shirur
(Vitthala Krishna) on the northern; and the Kaniyur
(Narasimha) on the eastern.
Sri Jagannatha Kshetra
This is a small ISKCON Temple in Udupi. The contact
information is 5-60 Manipal Cross Rd, Alevoor, Udupi (08252 31012; email:
dvija@usa.net). They have a few rooms to stay and good prasada.
Festivals
The main festival of the year is the Saptotsava (seven
utsavas) festival, which is celebrated in the middle of January. On
the first day of the festival the Deity of Sri Krishna is taken out
on a boat in Madhva Sarovara. This is known as Teppotsava,
or “float” festival. Then there is a huge chariot festival.
For the first five days of the festival, two chariots are drawn each
day.
On the
sixth day, three chariots are drawn around the square. This is the day
that Madhvacarya installed the Deity of Sri Krishna. On the biggest
chariot (Brahma Ratha) is the Deity of Sri Krishna,
and on the smallest chariot is the Deity of Mukyaprana. On the medium
chariot are the deities of Anantheswara and Chandreswara. This is the
only day of the year when three chariots are taken around the square.
On the seventh day, the Deity is taken to Madhva Sarovar and bathed.
Everyone else bathes at the same time, as it is considered especially
auspicious.
Sri
Madhva Navami (February) celebrates the disappearance day of
Madhvacarya. There is a special puja (worship) done at the spot where
he left this world in the Ananthasana Temple.
Where to Stay—Lower
There are several simple dharamshalas here. There is a good one located
across the street from the Woodlands Restaurant, about a five-minute
walk from Car Street.
Bhasker Vihar is a simple place near the bus stand
with rooms for Rs 150/225.
Hotel Vyavahar Lodge (22568), Kanakadas Rd, near the
temples, has big, clean rooms with bath for Rs 100/175. It is a good
value.
Hotel Shaan (23901), near the Private bus stand, is
a good value with good-size, clean rooms with bath for Rs 150/200.
Hotel Sindhu Palace (20791), Court Rd, has basic rooms
for Rs 135/160.
Tourist Hotel, across the street, is similar, with
rooms for Rs 200.
Kalpana Lodge, by the bus stand, is a dump, but rooms
are only Rs 125/200.
Hotel Shaan is a good value with rooms for Rs 70/90.
Where to Stay—Middle
Hotel Janardana (23880), conveniently located by the
bus stand, is a good place with rooms for Rs 185/250 and Rs 550 with
A/C and a TV.
Shri Rama Krishna Hotel (23189), about a five-minute
walk from the temple, is a good value with rooms for Rs 225/300 and
Rs 600 with A/C. Recommended.
Hotel Mallika (21121), KK Marg, has rooms for Rs 250
up to Rs 700 with A/C.
The Kediyoor Hotel (22381, 23382;
fax 08252 22380), about a five-minute walk from the bus stand, has rooms
with TV and hot water for Rs 300/350 and deluxe rooms with A/C for Rs
700/900. 24-hour checkout. It has a separate vegetarian kitchen and
restaurant. Accepts credit cards. It is the best place in town with
clean, modern room.
Also good is the Sharada International (22912), outside
the center of town, 3km from the bus stand. Rooms are Rs 650 up to Rs
950.
Where to Eat
Woodlands Restaurant, a five-minute walk from the Sri
Krishna Temple, just southwest of Car St, is one of the best restaurants
in India. The thali is both excellently prepared and a good value. The
owner personally ensured that everything was done perfectly. Highly
recommended.
Dwarika, Car St, facing Temple Square, is a good modern
place serving Western and South Indian food and ice cream.
For good, authentic South Indian veg cuisine, try the Anuradha
Restaurant on Car Street, across from Dwarika.
Mexican Garden, in the Kediyoor Hotel, has a garden
location and good food. The vegetarian restaurant in the Kediyoor Hotel
is a good and reasonably priced.
Travel
Air The closest airport is in Mangalore, 60km
south.
Train You can take a train to Mangalore. Udupi is on
the new Konkan railway line and is connected to Mumbai and Delhi.
Bus You can get over-night luxury buses to Bangalore
(10 hr, twelve buses daily) and Mysore (10 daily). There are also two
buses to Panaji in Goa. Buses to Mangalore (1 hr) depart every fifteen
minutes. There are four daily buses to Mumbai (11 am, 3.20 pm, 5 pm,
7.20 pm). There are frequent buses to Dharmasthala and Hubli.
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