Tue Feb24 - Sun Mar 1
Visiting ooru has always been a pleasant thinking, attending functions, staying at Birthimane, Salekeri, visiting temples, Beach, sunset, all were good experience.
Day 1: Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Evening 5.30 left from home to Yesvanthpur to catch train to Udupi, "PanchaGanga Express", leaving at 7.10 pm. Rishi, Kavitha and Atharv came in the same train from KSR Railway Station.
Day 2: Wed, 25th Feb
Though I did not have Lower Birth sleeper, I comfortanly slept in one of the vacant Lower birth. At 11pm in the night , somebody came and shouted "It is my seat, get up" Somehow, we convinced the man that me being senior citizen, difficult to climb up to UB, the man agreed and had good sleep.
Early morning 4.30, the train reached Udupi station. A long time close friend Ramachandra Udupa cam to the station with his NEXON car, packed our luggage, dropped him in his apartment near the station and Rishi took over the wheels.
Reached Birthi, Salekeri at 5 am, slept for a while, had breakfast prepared by Abhilasha, took bath, performed pooja and got ready for Naandi, Samavarthane function of Sathosh Maduve at Padigaru Temple.
After lunch spent some time at Sathosh's house, reached Padubidri at 5 pm and booked two rooms at Padubidri Comforts, a nice lodging.
After getting ready for the evening program, "WEDDING GET-TOGETHER" at Nandikur Raja Rajeshwari Sabbhangana, a distance of 6 km
It was familiarization of Bride's and Grooms party with relatives, friends and well wishers. Nice time spent with fun, jokes, games, songs and dances.
The party went on till 10 pm, after which there was dinner, and we were back in the hotel.
Day 3: Thursday Feb.26
It's Santhosh = Ashwini's wedding Day at the same venue at Nandikur. Reached at 9 am, Grooms's party was welcomed with much fanfare, garlands and sounds of drums. Breakfast followed and the wedding rituals started.
Bride was carried to the stage by Pallakki with relatives and friends dancing and the Bride and Groom exchanged garlands with Purohits chanting "SUMUHOORTHA"
Afterwards, wedding procedure followed with "KanyaDaana", "Saptha Padi", and "Mangalya Dharana"
Grand lunch followed with holige, MysuruPaak, and other items.
We came back to the hotel, relaxed for sometime, packed from the hotel, went to Padubidri Blue Beach for viewing the Sunset, spent some time enjoying breeze and serenity of waves and tides.
Came to Udupi to Santhosh house, had dinner, spent some fun time and returned to Birthi, Salekeri for night's rest.
Day 4: Friday, Feb 27
Morning after breakfast, bath and pooja left for visiting Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple, a distance of 65 km. Had Darshan of the Deity, got prasada and left from there for lunch at Paakashaala at Kumbhashi.
Returned to Birthi. Went to Kundapura with Abhilasha for a short meet up with a Lawyer Shetty and came back.
Day 5: Saturday Feb 28:
"BEEGARA AUTHANA" - part of Santhosh-Ashwini's wedding
After breakfast, bath and pooja at birthi, packed our luggage, went to Kadiyali Temple Sharavani Sabhangana, Satynarayana Pooja was performed by the newly wedded couple, followed by grand lunch (Feast), with Holige and Laddu, and carry away sweets in a steel box..
Evening spent some time at Udyavara, relaxed and came to Ramachandra Udupa's house to return the car, had dosa and we were dropped at Udupi KSRTC Bus stand to catch Elephant sleeper Bus (Atharv's favourite) at 9.20 pm
Arrived Goruguntepalya stop at Bengaluru, at 5.30 am, after having good sleep in the bus.
Engaged Wuber Taxi to Hebbal, we got down at Birthimane, Bengaluru and Rishi, Kavitha and Atharv proceeded to their apartment at Belandooru, thus ending 4D/5N trip to ooru.
1 night in the Train
2 nights at Birthi, Salekeri
1 night at hotel at Padubidri
1 night in the Bus
Happy and relaxed, all went well....
Posted 5/3/2026