Saturday, 29 October 2011
Saturday, 22 October 2011
What Is Rss / Subscribe / feeds?
What is RSS?
This is a regularly asked this question and it might be worth putting together a page to define RSS and hopefully help you on the topic.Do you want to keep up to date with the latest posts on your favorite blogs/websites?We have a number of ways that you can subscribe to this site and receive updates. The main one that our readers use is our RSS feed.
What is RSS?
RSS is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites.
In the ‘old days’ of the web to keep track of updates on a website you had to ‘bookmark’ websites in your browser and manually return to them on a regular basis to see what had been added.
The problems with bookmarking
- You as the web surfer had to do all the work
- It can get complicated when you are trying to track many websites at once
- You miss information when you forget to check your bookmarks
- You end up seeing the same information over and over again on sites that don’t update very often
RSS Changes Everything
What if you could tell a website to let you know every time that they update? In a sense, this is what RSS does for you.
RSS flips things around a little and is a technology that provides you with a method of getting relevant and up to date information sent to you for you to read in your own time. It saves you time and helps you to get the information you want quickly after it was published.
RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. Many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to.
I find the ’subscription’ description helpful. It’s like subscribing to a magazine that is delivered to you periodically but instead of it coming in your physical mail box each month when the magazine is published it is delivered to your ‘RSS Reader’ every time your favorite website updates.
How RSS actually technically works is probably a lesson for another day but the key today is for you to understand why it’s good and how to use it.
Let me say right up front that I’m not the most technically savvy guy going around - but even I can use RSS. At first I found it a little strange to make the change from bookmarking to RSS but I found that when I started that I just couldn’t stop.
How to Use RSS
Get an RSS Reader - The first thing you’ll want to do if you’re getting into reading sites via RSS is to hook yourself up with an RSS Feed Reader.There are many feed readers going around with a variety of approaches and features - however a good place to start is with a couple of free and easy to use web based ones like Google Reader and Bloglines. Either one will do if you’re starting out,as I say there are many to choose from but to get started either of these are fairly easy to use and will help you work out the basics of RSS.
Both of these feed readers work a little like email. As you subscribe to feeds you’ll see that unread entries from the sites you’re tracking will be marked as bold. As you click on them you’ll see the latest update and can read it right there in the feed reader. You are given the option to click through to the actual site or move onto the next unread item - marking the last one as ‘read’.
The best way to learn how to use either Google Reader or Bloglines is to simply subscribe to some feeds and give it a go. Both have helpful help sections to get you up and running.
Note: other options to tracking websites that you might already be familiar with include using pages like MyYahoo, MyGoogle and MyMSN.
Find Some Feeds to Subscribe to - there are two places to look for a site’s feed:
- On the Site
- In Your Browser
On Site Subscription
Over the last few years you may have noticed a lot of little buttons and widgets appearing on your favorite sites and blogs. Little orange buttons, ‘counters’ with how many ‘readers a blog has, links called RSS, XML, ATOM and many more.
They come in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few you might have seen:
There are plenty more - but any time you see any of these buttons or anything like them it means that the site you are viewing almost certainly has a feed that you can subscribe to. In most cases it’s as simple as either copying and pasting the link associated with the button into your RSS Reader or clicking the button and following the instructions to subscribe using the feed reader of your choice.
Once you’ve done this and have subscribed to a few feeds you’ll begin to see unread items in your Feed Reader and you can start reading.
We Are Nearly Finished - First A Quick Remunder: If you need more help or have an opinion or suggestion, Please leave a comment Below,I reply to all comments. It also really helps me to edit posts and with future posts if you let me know if a tip has worked on your blog. This is a Do-Follow Blog so leaving a comment will also help Your blogs Google rank. Ok Back to buissness.... |
Don’t want to Use an RSS Reader? Email is an Option
If the above explanation all just seems a little too complicated for you then please don’t worry. Many sites also enable you to subscribe to RSS feeds via a more familiar medium - Email.I know that not everyone is into the RSS thing so at the top of our left hand sidebar there is a field where you can enter your email address and get a daily email with a summary of our latest posts. You can unsubscribe at any time and your email will be kept private and not used for any other purposes than to send these daily updates.
Click here to see the rss page for this website
Still Want to know more? Heres a quick video to help you.
How To Add A Gadget To Your Blogger Blog
This is part of my 'Basics' Tutorials.This tutorial shows you how to add a gadget to your blog its another essential tool in building your blog and using the other tips and tricks i provide in this blog.
Adding a gadget is quick and easy and there are lots of cool gadgets and widgets you can add to your blog.
The short video below will bring you through the steps and you will be spicing up your blog in no time !
Adding a gadget is quick and easy and there are lots of cool gadgets and widgets you can add to your blog.
The short video below will bring you through the steps and you will be spicing up your blog in no time !
Friday, 21 October 2011
How To Copy And Paste Code And Text
This is part of my 'Basics' Tutorials.Here we cover How To Copy And Paste this is absolutely vital not just for Blogging but for all activity's online you will need it in a lot all tutorials on this blog.By using the copy and paste technique you can copy large amounts of text or code quickly from one place to another.It only takes a few clicks and is really easy to learn.So lets look at a video showing you how to copy and paste !
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Your Blog template and Internet Browsers Compatibility
We are in the first phase of the work of the blog design, we design the blog and make the codes work on a basis of our view of it that will be shown in a browser and a single browser, which we are use in our computer, and we design and put the code of the blog On this basis.
For the success of your blog, in order to succeed in the work or the selection of its design contributes to the success and must be true, that you check your blog on all browsers recognized and the blog should looks good in all of them.
Here are some tips that may be useful in making your blog compatible with all browsers; Kingdom-G is compatible with all browsers including mobile browsers:
1- Make your blog a simple code : If the HTML and CSS code in your design are complex, this increases the complexity of the many mistakes and increase the chance of errors with too many browsers. So try as much as possible to make your blog design simple and easy and make simplified codes.
2- Don't forget using Code validation : Before you save the code of your blog do not forget to scan these codes, either HTML or CSS using Code validation. There are HTML Validators and CSS Validators and also some browser plug-ins like HTML Validator Firefox add-on to check your blog.
3- Test your blog in different browsers : it is necessary to test your site in different browsers like Internet Explorer 6,7,8 and Firefox and Opera etc. Then you can see the problems in all browser and fix it.
Monday, 17 October 2011
How to choose a blog theme?
Choosing A Blog Theme – Things To Consider
Not all blog themes are created equal. No matter what type of blogging platform you use, you will find hundreds of options for preformed blog templates that include necessary coding and scripts. Some are more customisable than others, some include only the basic features, others have plugins to make adding valuable widgets a snap.
So how do go about Choosing A Blog Theme that is best for your online business? Take into account several key factors before making a decision; it is easier to start with a good template than make a bad decision and have to change it later.
Choosing A Blog Theme – SEO Considerations
Most blog templates come with the very basics of search engine optimisation such as the ability to add tags, accept trackbacks, and include various incoming and outgoing links.
But if you really want to beef up the optimisation of your site, consider going with a template that has much more than that already included. A good, SEO ready template will include an RSS feed button, give you various ways to link pages and posts, and allow for a number of plugins including things like Google Adsense, for instance.
The platform makes a difference, too. Blogger is always automatically set to “nofollow” for comment links and must be changed in the HTML code if you wish. WordPress blogs are usually “dofollow” and it is easy to install plugins such as CommentLuv. There are more options for permalink structure as well, making it easier for search engines to find the content based on the URL.
Aesthetics – Customisation
Unless you want your blog to look like a cookie-cutter replica of other sites, you should be able to customise the visual aspects of the template. When Choosing A Blog Theme, look for one that gives you colour scheme options and allows you to place a logo in the header.
There are options for templates that contain one, two, or three columns. Choose carefully as it is difficult to change this later. One column gives you the widest area to include text and graphics, but limits the amount of blog badges and widgets etc. appearing on the page’s area initially accessed. Three columns gives the visitor lots of different things to see without scrolling down, but it can make posts with both text and graphics look squished into the narrow space.
In basic terms, Blogger blogs are easier to customise, but there are less options to do so. WordPress blogs contain far greater options but unless you understand CSS code, you may have difficulty taking advantage of some features.
Monetising Your Blog
If you are planning on monetising your blog with affiliate marketing links or a shopping cart, ensure those features are easy to add, or already included, in the template you select. Once again, Blogger makes it easy to add affiliate links, but you are somewhat limited as to partners. You can add anything you want to WordPress but may find it more difficult to figure out how to do so.
When Choosing A Blog Theme, there are so many options available for free on the internet; you may have to spend some time browsing through them before you find one that is perfect for your needs. Be sure it performs well for SEO, looks professional and unique, and is easy to add monetising features.
Here are some websites which provides you free Blogger themes:
Not all blog themes are created equal. No matter what type of blogging platform you use, you will find hundreds of options for preformed blog templates that include necessary coding and scripts. Some are more customisable than others, some include only the basic features, others have plugins to make adding valuable widgets a snap.
So how do go about Choosing A Blog Theme that is best for your online business? Take into account several key factors before making a decision; it is easier to start with a good template than make a bad decision and have to change it later.
Choosing A Blog Theme – SEO Considerations
Most blog templates come with the very basics of search engine optimisation such as the ability to add tags, accept trackbacks, and include various incoming and outgoing links.
But if you really want to beef up the optimisation of your site, consider going with a template that has much more than that already included. A good, SEO ready template will include an RSS feed button, give you various ways to link pages and posts, and allow for a number of plugins including things like Google Adsense, for instance.
The platform makes a difference, too. Blogger is always automatically set to “nofollow” for comment links and must be changed in the HTML code if you wish. WordPress blogs are usually “dofollow” and it is easy to install plugins such as CommentLuv. There are more options for permalink structure as well, making it easier for search engines to find the content based on the URL.
Aesthetics – Customisation
Unless you want your blog to look like a cookie-cutter replica of other sites, you should be able to customise the visual aspects of the template. When Choosing A Blog Theme, look for one that gives you colour scheme options and allows you to place a logo in the header.
There are options for templates that contain one, two, or three columns. Choose carefully as it is difficult to change this later. One column gives you the widest area to include text and graphics, but limits the amount of blog badges and widgets etc. appearing on the page’s area initially accessed. Three columns gives the visitor lots of different things to see without scrolling down, but it can make posts with both text and graphics look squished into the narrow space.
In basic terms, Blogger blogs are easier to customise, but there are less options to do so. WordPress blogs contain far greater options but unless you understand CSS code, you may have difficulty taking advantage of some features.
Monetising Your Blog
If you are planning on monetising your blog with affiliate marketing links or a shopping cart, ensure those features are easy to add, or already included, in the template you select. Once again, Blogger makes it easy to add affiliate links, but you are somewhat limited as to partners. You can add anything you want to WordPress but may find it more difficult to figure out how to do so.
When Choosing A Blog Theme, there are so many options available for free on the internet; you may have to spend some time browsing through them before you find one that is perfect for your needs. Be sure it performs well for SEO, looks professional and unique, and is easy to add monetising features.
Here are some websites which provides you free Blogger themes:
Friday, 14 October 2011
How to choose a blog name?
HOW TO CHOOSE A BLOG NAME??
There are three simple rules to follow when choosing a blog name:
1) It must describe your blog: it is probable that lots of people will see a link to your blog before having the chance to actually read it (in search engines, for instance). Guess what, if just by looking at the name they can figure what the blog is about they will be more likely to visit it.
2) It must be easy to remember: suppose your blog talks about cycling, fitness and health advice in general. Naming it “The Cycling, Fitness and General Health Advice Blog” would offer quite an exhaustive description of the blog, but would it also be easy to remember? Stick with simple names.
3) It must be equal to the domain name: this rule is often ignored by people, probably because finding a suitable domain that has not been registered yet is a difficult task. Still if your domain name does not match the blog name you will probably lose some readers along the way. When people visit your blog through a link they will just read the name of the blog. Should they decide to revisit the site a couple of days later they will just type that name followed by a dot com. If they do not find your blog once they hit enter they will just go somewhere else.
There are three simple rules to follow when choosing a blog name:
1) It must describe your blog: it is probable that lots of people will see a link to your blog before having the chance to actually read it (in search engines, for instance). Guess what, if just by looking at the name they can figure what the blog is about they will be more likely to visit it.
2) It must be easy to remember: suppose your blog talks about cycling, fitness and health advice in general. Naming it “The Cycling, Fitness and General Health Advice Blog” would offer quite an exhaustive description of the blog, but would it also be easy to remember? Stick with simple names.
3) It must be equal to the domain name: this rule is often ignored by people, probably because finding a suitable domain that has not been registered yet is a difficult task. Still if your domain name does not match the blog name you will probably lose some readers along the way. When people visit your blog through a link they will just read the name of the blog. Should they decide to revisit the site a couple of days later they will just type that name followed by a dot com. If they do not find your blog once they hit enter they will just go somewhere else.
‘As I mentioned the perfect name is easy to remember, sounds and looks good. But more importantly than these three is a name that is suiting. There is no such thing as the perfect name in the initial stages. It takes time and growth before a name can become perfect. So it is our job to look at all the aspects so we can ensure we have a strong, and at least “near perfect” name in the future…’
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011
What is a Blog and How to Create your own Blog?
There are many people who still do not understand what a blog is or why is blogging so much expanding in the cyberspace. I feel all these people deserve the right to know what a Blog is and how can a Blog be created along with some other similar questions. So for those who just heard of a Blog from their friends, media or any other source, here is a short and precise illustrative tutorial to help you find answers to four important questions in most people’s mind. Which are,
1. What is a Blog?
A blog is nothing but an Online Notebook Diary. What do we write in a notebook diary? Of course stuff that we like and things that we feel important to be recorded and shared with our friends and family. A notebook diary can be based on any topic that you like for example you can write on your hobbies, activities, poems, songs, tutorials, pets, home and family, your personal thoughts etc. People will read your Online Notebook Diary on daily basis and will leave you a comment, suggestion or feedback.
If you write about your personal experiences in a notebook made up of papers, then your writings will reach only limited people around you but with an online diary like a Blog you speak to the world!
So in short a blog is your Personal website where you write and share things you like with millions of people out there who are eager to read what is cooking in your mind!
2. How do I create a Blog?
Creating a blog is absolutely free. There are many quality Blogging hosting services that you can choose to create a blog but the best among them is Blogger. I have created this blog with Blogger without even paying a penny!
3. What is the advantage of blogging?
You pay nothing Instead you Earn in $$ !! You earn by displaying advertisements on your Blog. People are earning from $100 to $100,000 monthly! I am not kidding an example is shoemoney.com and problogger.net
Plus you will make new friends in the Blogosphere and you earn respect in the eyes of thousands of people. You can become a celebrity! But all this with a little hard work and great patience.
And the best advantage which I have experienced is that you learn every second online! Your internet and computer skills will improve to an extreme edge and this is what the coming era demands from you. Every second on blogging is undoubtedly a new experience! I have learnt HMTL, CSS and a bit of JavaScript without taking any classes.
4. What is Blogger or Wordpress?
These are the major blogging platforms which help you create a free Blog. But if you are confused which one to start with then go for Blogger. It has many features which wordpress doesn’t have and the best part is that Blogger allows you to customize your template in any way you like by editing the CSS style sheet! So what are you looking?
Start blogging now and build up a new cyber life.
Best of luck!
Exciting Image of a Pregnent
A pic of a pregnent..
Just see the marked area..
You'll see her baby's foot impression..
Monday, 10 October 2011
Optical illusion
NOTE:
Look some where in the screen except this image..then you'll see this image rotating slowly..
Go check out..
Saturday, 8 October 2011
Kundapura (Complete Details)
Kundapura
| Kundapura (ಕುಂದಾಪುರ) | |
| — town — | |
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   Kundapura (ಕುಂದಾಪುರ) | |
| Coordinates | 13°48′N 74°42′ECoordinates: 13°48′N 74°42′E |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Udupi |
| Settled | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Udupi |
| Nearest city | Udupi, Brahmavara |
| Counciller | |
| Deputy Counciller | Hemalatha |
| Legislature (seats) | Bicameral () |
| Parliamentary constituency | Udupi Loksabha Constituency(15th) |
| Assembly constituency | Kundapura Vidhansabha Kshethra(124th) |
| Zone | Kundapura |
| Municipality | Kundapura Town Municipal Council |
| Population • Density | 28,595 (2001) • 2,415.11 /km2 (6,255 /sq mi) |
| Sex ratio | 1.09 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Elevation | 23.06 square kilometres (8.90 sq mi) • 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Website | Kundapura Town Municipal Council |
History
Kodi Beach at Kundapura
View from Kundapura Light House
Lake near Sri Kundeshwara Temple
Anegudde Sri Vinayaka Temple, Kumbashi
The name of the town may be derived from Kundavarma who ruled the area. Kunda means 'pillar' in Kannada,which refers to the traditional method of constructing houses.
Pura means town.
Kundapura is surrounded by water from three sides. To the north lies the Panchagangavali river. To the east lies the Kalaghar river. To the west lie the Kodi back waters and the Arabian Sea, leaving the south side as the main connecting land mass. All connecting roads to Kundapura enter the city from southern direction. Northside of the town is vast backwaters of Panchagangavali river and it can be crossed by boat only.
Access
Kundapura is well connected to other parts of the country by National Highway -17. Kundapura is also connected by the Konkan Railway, which runs from Mumbai to Mangalore.
Kundapura railway station is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, situated at Bajpe around 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Kundapura.
While a national highway connects this town to Karwar, Mangalore, Udupi etc., a state highway also connects Kundapura to Shimoga and further onwards to Bangalore. One can alight at Kundapura railway station to travel 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the Shri Mookambika Devi temple at Kollur.
from kundapura to sagar is 150 kms to udupi is 36 kms to shimoga is 140kms
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,- Kundapura had a population of 28,595.
- Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.
- Literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 94%, and female literacy is 88%.
- 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
River behind Kundapur bus stop
Languages and culture
The town mainly consists of Kannadigas who speak Kundagannada, Konkanis and Tuluvas.The Goud Saraswat Brahmins who fled Goa during the Portuguese arrival in the 16th century arrived by Boat in Basrur and some settled in Kundapura and surrounding villages.
These people and Kudubi tribe speak Konkani Language. Otherwise, a dialect of Kannada called Kundaganna or Kundapura Kannadais predominently spoken in Kundapura town and Kundapura Taluk.
But Tulu is also spoken here and there( by less than 5% of the population ), mainly by those who have migrated from Udupi/Mangalore.
Places of interest in Kundapura taluk
- Kundeswara temple Kundapur gets its name from the this temple built by Kundavarma.
- Sri Vinayaka (Ganesh) Temple at Anegudde, between Kota, Udupi and Koteshwar towns. The temple is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kundapura. Among the several temples in Kumbhashi Anegudde, Sri Vinayaka Temple is the oldest, and it is also the most popular in this region. This Ganesh temple is on a small hillock, giving the name Anegudde, "Ane" meaning elephant and "Gudde" meaning a hillock.
- Mekekattu Nadhikeshwara temple is an historical place. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kundapura, it falls within the limits of Udupi Taluk, but is culturally connected to Kundapura. It is nearer to Barkuru in the Shiriyara village. Legend says it is a creation of sage Parashurama as applicable to all places of Coastal Karnataka. With the passage of time the area where the temple is situated has been called by different names. It attracts several visitors every year, particularly during annual festival, hasara, and sedi. Striking feature of Mekkekattu temple include a large collection of coloured, wooden idols, some of which measure up to 10 feet in height. Most of the wooden statues are in warrior dress, giving an impression that this entire row of wooden statues are made to remember an incidence of war that would have taken place here during 1600-1700 AD (no historic evidence for this war is found yet, but can be linked to Mogul / Bahamani Invasion). Some of the statues are like Muslim soldires, some like maratha soldiers. Some even hold a replica of an old gun or swords, posed as if ready for war. All wooden statues are given local mythological names. Yettinahatti, very near to Mekke kattu, is an interesting place where bulls are worshiped, and may have some historical links with Mekke Kattu. There is one more small place called Karuvina Hatti about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Udupi via Brahmavara – Barkur,Shiriyara
- Guddattu Vinayaka temple This particular temple, situated in the border area of Kundapur and Udupi taluks, has to been seen to be believed. Guddattu is a place of natural beauty. The History of Guddattu Sri Vinayaka Temple runs back for about 1700 years. The natural rock formation similar to Ganesh Idol is inside a small cave and the natural formation of cave is such that, around thousand Koda of water collects naturally and submerges the Ganesh Idol. It is said that the three foot idol of Lord Vinayaka was emerged by itself, attaching to a big rock. The black and grey stone structure of Lord Ganapathi is in a sitting position. His trunk is towards the right, eyes and legs clearly visible. The pooja of Ayarkoda is performed by devotees with much faith and devotion. The new rock Temple is constructed here, adjacent to a huge granite rock, which looks like a sleeping elephant. This temple is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Udupi via Brahmavara – Barkur, Shiriyara, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Kundapur via Koteshwara – Hunsemakhi -Guddeangady.
- Padukone is a coastal village located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the taluk center. Part of the village is surrounded by the Souparnika River and one has to cross this river in an old wooden boat from Maraswami. Padukone is a beautiful village surrounded by coconut trees, water, and kudru.
- Basrur - Many temples are located here on the southern banks of the Varahi River. Historically, Basrur is the main and center place of Kundapura Taluk. This area has many historical structures. Traders from foreign countries used to bring their boats and ships to Basrur, which is a natural harbour, and trade their goods for pepper and good quality rice. During 19th and 20th centuries, this place was famous for a singing and dancing lady community and such ladies devoted their lives to singing, entertainment and mainly attending the fancy and needs of rich gentlemen of the area.
- Uppinakudru - Uppinakudru, or salt island, is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kundapura which is a taluk headquarters in Udupi District.
- Hoovinakere - It is the birthplace of the philosopher Vadiraja, who preached Dvaita philosophy after Madhvacharya.
- Koteshwara - The Koteshwara temple is an historical and religious centre. Here the lake adjacent to the temple is larger than the main temple. One of the many legends about this lake is that there is an underground tunnel to Vandaru Kambala Gadde which is at a distance of 20 kilometres (12 mi). The Pattabhiramachandra temple, Mariyamma Temple, and the Kodandarama Temple are located in the same place.
- Hattiangadi has another well-known temple of Lord Ganapathi, and many other ancient temples besides.
- GOPADY-small village located between Koteshwara and Kumbhashi.Kantheshwara temple is the temple where one can see the"Udhbhava Linga".Gopady has a beautiful sea shore and a "Guest house" near sea where people from far off places come and stay.
- Shankaranarayana - Located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the east of Kundapur, it is traditionally called Krodha Kshetra and is one of the seven places of pilgrimage in the region mentioned in the Skanda Purana.
- Trasi - Located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the North of Kundapur, Trasi has a beautiful 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long beach with Turtle Bay and Beach Resort.
NH17 near Maravanthe
- Maravanthe One of Karnataka's most beautiful beaches. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Udupi. NH-17 runs right next to the beach and the Suparnika River flows on the other side of the road, creating a spectacular scenery and considered only one of its kind in India. The river Souparnika, which almost touches Arabian Sea here, makes a U turn and goes eastward to join the Sea only after a journey of more than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), which is a geological wonder.
- Kollur is one of the Shakti Pithas established by Shankaracharya. Souparnika river flows here in the midst of dense forest. Kodachadri hill, with a height of about 3,800 feet (1.2 km) at the backdrop, is a suitable trekking spot. Trekkers can start trekking from Nagodi village near Kollur and reach Kodachadri peak after about three hours. Thick forest, sholas, grass lands, and cool air are a specialty of this place. There is a moola stana of Kollur Goddess at Kodachadri. An iron pillar, said to be an ancient weapon used by Goddess Mookambika to kill the demon Kolasura, stands in front of a small temple near Travelers Bungalow. The antiquity of this iron pillar makes for an interesting sight. Sunset from Kodachadri Peak during winter is a rather spectacular sight. There is a traveller's bungalow, and other facilities are rudimentary. Those who want to stay overnight should be prepared for basic facilities at minimal.
- Ottinene - This is a sunset point on the seashore, near Byndoor village on the national highway. The Kshitija Nature Resort, a beach and sunset point, are favorite spots with travelers here. Byndoor is a village near the sea.
- Kodi Beach This is a nice beach located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Kundapur. The Kinara Restaurant is a nice place to spend the time, while enjoying the beauty of the Arabian Sea.
- Bhandarkars college is a first grade university located in Kundapura. The college campus with adjacent cricket ground makes for a good sight.
- Kannadakudru It is a small island located in the middle of Gangolli, Uppinakudru, Hemmadi and Arate Bridge. Here, most of the people are farmers and grow only coconut & in rainy season paddy/Rice. This village is surrounded by salt water, which invades the river at high tide from the Arabean Sea. The landscape here is beautiful. Kudru means island; but how Kannad got joined to the name of the village is very interesting, and Kannada is the local language spoken.
- Gangolli, even though very near to Kundapura, one has to travel more than 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to reach this place as Panchagangavali River separates this from Kundapura town. One can also take boat ride, which depends on high tide timings. This is a beautiful place located at bank of five rivers and Arabian Sea. Fishing is the main activity. Veereshwara Temple is one of the oldest temples of Gangolli.
- Rattadi This place is between Halady and Amasebail. Named after god `Ratteshwara`, this is a small village near western ghats. Thick forests surround this village.
- Maranakatte This is a place located at a distance of about 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Kundapura and known for its Temple of "Sri Bramhalingeshwara", which is located in the bank of river Souparnika. It has a mythological connection with the Kollur "mookambika" temple, this being the place where the Goddess of Kollur killed Mookasura, the Rakshasa. Adi Shankaracharya visited this place and stopped tantrik rituals, and established Sri Chakra, as recorded on a plaque available inside the temple. Maranakatte is a beautiful place, as it is surrounded by thick forest and paddy fields.
- Halady, a village at a distance of 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Kundapura town, is known mainly as a junction of roads leading to Shankaranarayana, Amasebail and Hebri. Halady River surrounds this village to the north. An old Tiles factory was busy burning red tiles up to the 1980s in Halady, but this industry has become obsolete and outdated because of dwindling forest cover, from where the logs were supplied to bake tiles and less demand for tiles in view of RCC houses. The Marlu chicku is one deity of Halady which attracts a large number of people, and another temple is of Laxmi Narasimha with seven foot stone statue. The river in front of this temple is a beautiful scene. Varahi Lift Irrigation Project work is going on in this area.
- Vakwadi This is a small village located between Anegudde and Huvinakere and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Koteswara. A temple of Mahalingeshwara about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Anegudde is a place where forest, meadows, and trees make for an excellent view.
- BidkalkatteThis is a small village near Halady. It has a government-funded high school, college, and hospital. This is on the state highway kundapur-shimoga & udupi-shimoga.
- MolahalliThis is a small village near Bidkalkatte and known as birth place of 'Sahakari Pithamaha' M.Shivarao. Shivaraya temple is located in this place. This village hosts a Kambala every winter, which is visited by surrounding villagers.
- HERIKUDRU This is river island near Kundapur. This island well connected with NH17. There is one more subisland near this called Kamastar Kuru.
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