Barkur, Udupi

The Mangalore Airport is located close to this village. From the airport, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach the village. The Barkur Railway station is located close to this place. From the railway station, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach the village. There are many buses that one can take to reach the village. If not by bus one can also travel by taxi to reach this place. One can also drive down to this village in their own private vehicles. The best time to visit this place is from the months of October to March.

There are many places where one can stay near the village. The prices too are affordable. Some of the names of the places are Sushma Lodge, SFS Homebridge, Hotel Ashlesh, Hotel Madhuvan Serai, Rukmini Residency, etc. There are also many places where one can eat food. Some of the names of the restaurants are Guddy, Hotel Haadimane Veg Restaurant, Hotel Swathi, Amba Family Restaurant, Sangam Restaurant, etc.

Divine Park:. It is located at Saligrama. The park was inaugurated on 14th January 1986. Pujya Swami Jagadatmanandaji a senior monk from Ramakrishna Mutt inaugurated this Park. This place is a universal platform of Gods and Goddesses of all religions. At this Park, they focus on the immersion into a spiritual quest with direction and devotion. All of this inspires people to walk on the path of dynamic spirituality. The motto of this Park is Man making and Nation building. There is a temple at this Park whose main deity is Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. In this temple, one finds idols of thirty Gods and Goddesses that have been installed. The atmosphere at this Park is very peaceful.

Kattale Basadi: This Basadi is situated on the left of the Parswanatha Basadi. The Basadi is considered to be one of the biggest Basadis on Chandragiri Hill. It was constructed by Ganga Raja who was the general of Vishnuvardhana. This temple was funded by Pochavve who was the mother of Ganga Raja. The main deity here is Adinath. Adinath is the first Tirthankara. In the verandah one also finds an image of Goddess Padmavathi. There is a Garbhagriha,pradakshina patha,an open sukanasi, a Navrang that has 16 pillars and a large rangamandapa. It is in the Garbhagriha that one finds the image of Lord Adinath in the seating posture. The Government of Karnataka has recently renovated this structure.

The Chandragupta Basadi: It is located to the north of the Kattale Basadi. This basadi is dedicated to Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Emperor Ashoka who was the grandson of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya built this Basadi. It was built approximately in the 12th century. The Basadi is a triple cell structure where there are three cells that are arranged in a row and this is fronted by a verandah. The cells which are on either side have small towers over them. An ornamental doorway was added in front with stone screens at the sides. These screens are pierced with square openings and on these are minute carvings from the lives of Srutakevali Bhadrabahu and Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. In the central shrine here one finds a sculpture of Lord Parshwanatha. In the other two side shrines, one finds sculptures of Padmavati and Kushmandini Yakshis. The outer walls here are decorated with different figures.

Chandraprabha Basadi: This Basadi is said to have been constructed by the Ganga King Sivavarma II. The Basadi is a brick structure that is raised over a stone base. In the Basadi one finds an open Garbhagriha, a sukanasi, a Navaranga, and a porch. There is a seated figure of Chandraprabha who is the 8th Tirthankara. In the sukanasi one finds images of Shyama and Jwalamalini who are the yaksha and yakshi. In the Jwalamalini image, one sees a lion with two riders who are seated one behind the other.

Siddhara Basadi: Is located on Vindhyagiri Hill. It is dedicated to Siddha Bhagavan Tirthankara. In the Basadi one finds a beautifully carved granite statue of Saint Siddha in the sitting posture. There are also two pillars in the Basadi that date back to the 14th and 15th centuries and one finds valuable inscriptions on them. These pillars are actually dedicated to Saint Panditahradhya and Saint Srtamuni. The matter found on one of these pillars is actually composed by Mangaraja who is a famous Kannada Poet. The Wodeyar Mandapa which is located on the Western side has inscriptions that describe the donations which were made by the Mysore Maharajas approximately in the 17th and 18th centuries. A little bit ahead of this Basadi one finds the Gulleyaki Ajji Mandapa which has a manasthamba that was made in the 12th century. There is also a carving of an old lady who is called Gulleyaki Ajji and she is popular in the local tales here. It is believed that Yakshi Padmavathi had taken the form of this old lady so that she could humble the pride of Chavundaraya. This Mandapa also has an upper level that has an image of Yaksha.