Events
Festivals, Kola, temple events and gatherings across Tulunadu
- September 5 – 6, 2026in 24 days
Krishna Janmashtami & Vittal Pindi at Udupi
Krishna's birth kept through a midnight fast at the Sri Krishna Matha, and the next day given over to tiger dancers, curd pots strung above the street, and the god carried out through Car Street.
Sri Krishna Matha, Car Street, Udupi
udupitemplekrishnavittal-pindi - September 8, 2026in 27 days
Monti Fest — the Feast of the Nativity of Mary
The Mangalorean Catholic harvest feast: nine days of novena, children carrying flowers, and sheaves of new paddy blessed at Mass and eaten with the family the same afternoon.
Monte Mariano Church, Farangipete — and parishes across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
mangalorefestivalcatholicharvest - October 11 – 20, 2026in 60 days
Mangaluru Dasara at Kudroli
Nine nights of Navadurga worship at a temple built so that a community barred from other temples would have one — closing with a Vijayadashami procession that takes the whole city's night.
Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, Kudroli, Mangaluru
mangalorefestivalnavaratrishobha-yatra - November 8 – 9, 2026in 88 days
Deepavali & Bali Padyami — Baliyendra in Tulunadu
The coast keeps Deepavali for a king, not a return from exile. Cattle are washed and garlanded, lamps go up on a frond post in the yard, and the call goes out: Poli, poli, Baliyendra.
Homes, cattle sheds and courtyards across Tulunadu
otherfestivaldeepavalibaliyendra