Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Koshy's Bar & Restaurant (
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Sapphire (
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Lalith Bar & Restaurant (
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Best Places to Stay
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Casa Piccola Cottage (
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Green Hotel (
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Vivanta (
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Dhole's Den (
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DON'T MISS
The
temples
of Hampi, Pattadakal, Belur and Halebid, and Somnathpur are some of India's best archaeological
sites, embellished with sculptures of stellar quality.
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Food
The diverse and delectable cuisine of Karnataka is perhaps reason enough for you to visit
this state. The highest-flying of all local delicacies is the spicy
pandhi
(pork) masala, a
flavourful Kodava signature dish. Mangalore, out on the coast, tosses up a train of fiery
dishes - mostly seafood. The crunchy prawn
rawa
(semolina) fry and the sinful chicken
ghee roast are two of Mangalore's many dishes to have gathered a pan-Indian following.
Vegetarians, meanwhile, can head to Udupi to sample its legendary veg thalis. Oh, and did
we mention the classic steak-and-beer joints of Bengaluru?
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Top State Festivals
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Udupi Paryaya
( Jan, Udupi,
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Held in even-numbered years, with a pro-
cession and ritual marking the handover of swamis at the town's Krishna Temple.
