Khed lies off National Highway NH-17, popularly known as Mumbai-Goa Highway, that connects Khed with cities like Mangalore, Panaji, Madgaon, Karwar and Udupi.

A particular variety of green brinjal known as Matti gulla is grown in Matti, a village of the Udupi district in Karnataka state.

Udupi, also known as Rajata Peetha and Shivalli ( Shivabelli ), a centre of pilgrimage, is situated about 58 km north of Mangalore and about 422 km north-west of Bangalore.

Udupi is known for the Krishna Mutt ( Temple of Lord Krishna ) and also native place of the Vaishnavite saint Shri Madhvacharya who founded the Krishna Mutt in the 13th century.

Shivalli is an alias for Udupi otherwise known as Rajata Peetapuram.

The fervour of Swadeshi movement lead to establishing of many private banks in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district which were unified earlier and known by the name South Canara ( South Kanara ) district.

Most famous among them are the chatur-amnaya mathas established by Adi Shankara which formed the nodal centres of under whose guidance the ancient Order of Vedantic monks were re-organised under ten names Dashanami Sampradaya, Ashta matha ( Eight monasteries ) of Udupi founded by Madhvacharya ( Madhwa acharya ) a dwaitha philosopher.

White small variety of chili grown in Udupi dist. India

* Sri Varaha Swamy Temple-Maravanthe-Maraswami, Kundapaur, Taluk, Udupi District, Varaha Murti and two other deities are worshipped.

# * Shri Guru Narasimha Swamy Devasthana at Saligrama, Udupi district, Karnataka.

For some decades, the noted Indian restaurant Udupi Palace has been at the University Boulevard center.

Shri Madhvacharya ( 1238 – 1317 ) born at Pajaka near Udupi advocated Dwait philosophy.

The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have slightly varying cuisines, which make extensive use of coconut in curries and frequently include seafood.

Masala dosa, a famous dish that originated from Udupi, Karnataka.

The famous Masala Dosa traces its origin to Udupi cuisine.

Shringeri, Udupi are some of nerve centres.

The English food writer Pat Chapman and Lisa Rayner, as well as Indian writer Thangappan Nair, state in their works that dosa originated in Udupi, Karnataka.

* Neer dosa: prepared from rice, it is unique to Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Malenadu regions.

* Uppu puli dosa: made by adding uppu ( salt ) and puli ( tamarind ) to the batter, it is a part of Udupi cuisine.

File: Bridled tern ( Onychoprion anaethetus ) Oct 2011 Karnataka Pelagic Udupi flight scape. jpg | Juvenile or adult with non-breeding plumage taking off from a sea debris perch during Pelagic expedition off coast of Malpe

Udupi ( Tulu: ಉಡ ು ಪ ಿ, Konkani: उड ु प ी and Kannada: ಉಡ ು ಪ ಿ) is a town in the south-west Indian State of Karnataka.

It is the headquarters of Udupi District.

Udupi is notable for the Krishna Temple, and lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine.

It is widely believed that the name of Udupi was derived from its Tulu name Odipu.

Another story is that the name Udupi came from the combination of the Sanskrit words Udu and Pa, which mean " stars " and " lord.

Legend says that the moon and his wives made their prayer at the Chandramouleeshwara temple at Udupi, creating a linga that can be seen even today.

According to this story, therefore, Udupi means the land of the " lord of the stars ," the moon.

The dosa is wrapped around an onion and potato curry or sabji and is originally invented by Udupi Hotels ( Diana Hotel ),

It is also the centre of Daasa Sahitya, a form of literature that originated in Udupi.

Tulu is the most widely spoken languages in Udupi City.

The climate in Udupi is hot in summers and pretty good in winter.

The term Udupi ( also Udipi ) is also synonymous with delicious vegetarian food now found all over world ( see Udupi cuisine ).

This cuisine was developed by Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins who cooked food for Lord Krishna, and at Krishna Matha in Udupi, the food is provided free.

The nearest international airport to Udupi is Mangalore ( Bajpe ) Airport, which is 50p ; km away.

City and suburban transport is available for travel within Udupi and suburbs.

The nearest harbour / port to Udupi is Malpe, which is 5 km away, and Gangoli ( Kundapur ), which is 36 km away.

Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Mangalore and Udupi districts of Karnataka, usually in the second week of April in the Gregorian calendar.

At its greatest extent, the presidency included much of southern India, including the present-day Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur and Gajapati districts of southern Orissa and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka.

Bunt (, previously spelled Bant ) are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala.

He was elected a Member of Parliament from the Udupi Lok Sabha constituency for three terms, beginning with the first Indian Elections held in 1952, and in the subsequent two held in 1957, and 1962.

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* Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (" Gora "), Indian atheist author and confidante of Gandhi

Ramachandra Rao, Scholar

* H. Ramachandra Shastry, a disciple of Palladam Sanjiva Rao.

* Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

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Many noted Indian musicians received patronage at his court, including Mysore Vasudevacharya, Veena Venkata Giriyappa, B. Devendrappa, V. Doraiswamy Iyengar, T. Chowdiah, Tiger Vardachar, Chennakeshaviah, Titte Krishna Iyengar, S. N. Mariappa, Chintalapalli Ramachandra Rao, R. N. Doreswamy, H. M. Vaidyalinga Bhagavatar.

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