The Manipal Museum of Anatomy and Pathology is an extremely famous museum. It is located in Manipal, which happens to be an educational and banking town in Udupi. This museum is one of the largest of its type in Asia. In this museum, one finds more than 3000 specimens and samples that are related to anatomy. The museum was actually opened for the public in 1954. Dr.SS Godbole is the creator of this museum. He was the first anatomy professor at Kasturba Medical College which is also in Manipal. His techniques for dissecting, processing, and even mounting dead creatures are followed to date. He has actually donated over 650 specimens from his personal connection to this museum. In this museum, one finds the displayed body parts of animals and one also gets to see the structure of these parts. The other exhibits that one gets to see here are the skull of a whale, an elephant, and the skeleton of a King Cobra. There is also a section here that deals with lifestyle-induced diseases that may affect the human body.


Transportation to Manipal Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, Udupi

The Mangalore Airport is located close to this place. From the airport, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach the museum. The Udupi Railway station is located close to this place. From the railway station, one can take a bus or a taxi to reach the museum. There are many buses that one can take to reach this museum. If not by bus one can also travel by taxi to reach this place. The museum can be visited anytime throughout the year.


Accommodation in Manipal Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, Udupi

There are many places for one to stay around the museum. The prices too are affordable. Some of the names of the places are Hotel Green Park Suites, Hotel Tranquil Manipal, Vijaya Residency, Hotel Swadesh Heritage, RSB Bhavan, etc. There are many places for one to eat food. Some of the names of the restaurants are  Kebabish Restaurant, Snack Shack, Spicy Kitchen Manipal, Grub Monkeys, Manipal Express, etc.


Places to visit near Manipal Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, Udupi

Hasta Shilpa Heritage Village Museum: This museum is an open-air museum and also a cultural complex that aims to restore as well as conserve the nation's cultural wealth which is in the form of traditional buildings and other objects of art, craft, etc. This museum was the creation of  Vijayanath Shenoy who was a retired banker. He converted his own house into an ethnographic museum. This place was open to the public in 2016. The museum is now managed by the Hasta Shilpa Trust. Over the last two decades, the team has relocated and also restored 26 structures that are extremely delicate and important. This museum also aims to educate, inspire and motivate its visitors by shared heritage.

Mannapalla Lake: This place is spread over an area of approximately 100 acres and 60 acres of this land is actually filled with water. There are many trees and shrubs near this lake. This water of the lake is actually sourced by natural springs. One also finds a walking track here around the lake so that one can enjoy the beauty of nature. There is also a man-made islet here where one even gets to see different types of birds like Rock pigeon, Asian koel, Little Grebe, Purple heron, Black drongo, etc.

Kere Basadi: Is another place that one can go to. This is a beautiful Jain Temple that stands in the middle of a lake. In this temple, one finds four idols that face all four directions north, south, east, and west. The idols are of the 4 Tirthankaras Bhagwan Parsvanatha, Bhagwan Neminatha, Bhagwan Ananthanatha, and Bhagwan Shantinath. One can also visit the Kalla Basadi which is on the way to this Basadi. The Basadi is an ancient stone monument and one should definitely visit it.

Sri Bhimanakatte Matha: It is situated on the banks of the River Tunga. There is a popular tale associated with this place and it is also connected to Bhimasena who was a Pandava. When the Pandavas were in vanvas and they stopped at Kavaledurga, Draupadi asked Bhimasena to arrange for water for daily rituals. Bhimasena then started to build a bridge across the River Tunga that was nearby. He promised Lord Krishna that he would stop building this bridge before sunrise of the following day. This decision of building the bridge across the River Tunga did not go down well with the sages as they started to worry that the people were dependent on the water from this River Tunga. Durvasa a sage then prayed to Lord Krishna for help. His prayers were heard and Lord Krishna took the form of a cock and started to crow before sunrise. When Bhimasena heard the sound he stopped his work at once. He then realized that the cock was Lord Krishna and it was his plan to stop him from building the bridge. Lord Krishna then made him realize the problems that would have been caused because of the building of this bridge. Bhimasena then freed water from three sides of the bridge. Because of this bridge, the place is called Bhimanakatte. This place is also called Bhimasethu Munivrunda Mutt and also by other names like Jagadguru Sri Madhwacharya Guru Mata.

Arasina Gundi Falls: This waterfall is also called Arasina Makki Falls. The waterfall is located inside the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary. It is also a good spot for trekking. One has to trek in order to reach this waterfall. The tourist can also hire a jeep from Kollur Temple to reach this waterfall and enjoy a jeep ride. In terms of its size, this waterfall is very huge. The water from this waterfall falls into a big pool below. However, swimming in this pool is dangerous because there are sharp rocks in the water.


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