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The first reference to Mangalore came from Pandyan king Chettian, who ruled the coastal region during 715 CE. He called the town Mangalapuram. [34] Mangalore is identified to be at the center of the Satyaputra Kingdom. The region later evolved to become what is present-day South Canara, with the spread of Tulu language. [35]
1652 Sanson Map of India. Mangalore was named after the deity Mangaladevi, the presiding deity of the Mangaladevi Temple, [9] or a synonym of the goddess Tara of the Vajrayana Buddhist sect. [10] According to local legend, a princess named Parimala or Premaladevi from Malabar [11] renounced her kingdom and became a disciple of Matsyendranath, the founder of the Nath tradition. [12]
City/town Nickname Guntur: Chilli capital of India [1]; Hyderabad: City of Pearls [2]; City of Nizams; Capital of Telangana; Nuzvid: Mango City; Nellore: Shrimp Capital of India; City of Paddy ( Nelli in Tamil is Grain of Paddy)
An assortment of pickles like happala, sandige and puli munchi are unique to Mangalore. Khali , a country liquor prepared from the coconut flower's sap is a well-known liquor of Mangalore. [5] The vegetarian cuisine is same as Udupi cuisine. Since Mangalore is a coastal town, Fish forms the staple diet of most people.
During the 2007 delimitation exercise conducted by Election Commission of India, several villages from Moodabidri, Bantval constituency and many villages from Surathkal were included to form Mangalore City North constituency. [3] [4] It is a part of Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) since Lok Sabha Elections 2009.
Mangalore; Bantwal; Uppinangadi; Dharmasthala; Ullal. The Netravati joins the Arabian Sea at Mangalore. It is known as the River of Life of the Dakshina Kannada District (Dakshina Kannada Jeeva Nadi). Its length is 103 km. It has an area of approximately 1352 sq. miles.
Mangalore International Airport (IATA: IXE, ICAO: VOML) (also known as Mangaluru International Airport) is an international airport [6] serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of only two international airports in Karnataka , the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru .
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