Showing posts with label mangalore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mangalore. Show all posts

Monday, November 15, 2010

Mangalore boy's work to feature on Google homepage


Internet users logging on to the Google homepage on Sunday will find a ‘doodle' that showcases what is termed as the ‘New India.' With a scholarly hat perched atop Google's G and a satellite bearing India's name on its way to the moon, the doodle, Google's creative logo that marks Children's Day, is designed by a Mangalore schoolboy, 14-year-old Akshay Raj.
A Class IX student of the St. Aloysius High School, Akshay will find his work displayed on the homepage of the popular search engine throughout Sunday. Titled ‘Technically and Naturally Growing India,' his entry was chosen from over 108,000 doodles submitted by students for the Doodle4Google competition from across the country.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Kudroli Gokarnath Temple, Mangalore

An important temple in Mangalore, Kudroli Gokarnath Temple, built in 1912, is one of the main attractions of Mangalore. Sri Gokarnanatheshwara temple is a unique temple built by Sri Narayana Guru, the saint and social reformer from Kerala, and is the only one in Karnataka by Guru. The reformist Narayana Guru installed this temple for the Billava community, who were prohibited the entry to other temples. 


Gokarnanatheshwara, Lord Shiva, is the main deity. The main temple is surrounded by the smaller temples for Mahaganapathi, Subramanya, Shaneeshwara, the Navagraha, Annapoorneswari and Anandabhairava. Murals, showing a variety of scenes from legends, mythology and epics, of different gods and goddesses decorate four gopuras, pillars in this temple constructed in the Tamil Nadu style.

The major festivals celebrated with enthusiasm are Navaratri and Shivratri. This is a religious place renovated recently and looks more beautifu
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Mangalore is in possession of some of the most ancient historical temples of KarnatakaKadri Manjunath Temple that dates back to 1068 A.D. It is located on the highest hill in Karnataka and the main attraction is the bronze statue of Lokeshwara, which is claimed to be the best bronze statue in India. 


To add to this there are 'Pandava Caves' located at the top most part of the hill. The Kudroli Gokarnath temple is an important tourist spot, while the Shri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple is an important pilgrim center. Here tourists should see the many sacred temples like Sharavu, Kadri, Mangaladevi, Kudroli




Monday, January 22, 2007

Beach festival

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Team Mangalore have organised an international kite festival for the first time Sunday at the Panambur beach .07




MANGALORE: The carnival at Panambur beach has begun with the inauguration of "Beach Utsav" on Friday.

Colourful kites in the sky, sand sculpture contests, boat races, and a food festival are some of the highlights of the utsav which will go on till Sunday

Monday, October 09, 2006

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

On The way of NITK Beach...

On the way of NITK Beach,You Can find Natural Beauties.....!!!! (only in Rainy Sesons....)








Thursday, March 23, 2006

sun set

The amazing view of nitk beach

This photo was taken by Fredd. He is my one of friend....
" Even your best friend's won't tell you "