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Padubidri or Padubidre is a small town in coastal district of Udupi
Udupi

Udupi is a city and the headquarters of the Udupi District in the States of India of Karnataka. Udupi is famous for the Krishna temple located here....
 in Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 state, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

Padubidri is on way from Udupi
Udupi

Udupi is a city and the headquarters of the Udupi District in the States of India of Karnataka. Udupi is famous for the Krishna temple located here....
 to Mangalore
Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the India state of Karnataka. Bounded by the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats mountain ranges, Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in southwestern Karnataka....
 route. National Highway 17 passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali
Dakkebali

Dakke bali is a form of snake worship, called as Nagaradhane, held at Padubidri in Udupi district, Karnataka. The festival is held once every two years....
, which is held every two years. This ritual is held in odd series of years 2005, 2007 and so on.

Dakkebali is held near the shore of Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia, Socotra, Kanyakumari in India, and the western coast of Sri Lanka....
. This night long ritual is held to worship Serpent (Naga).






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Padubidri or Padubidre is a small town in coastal district of Udupi
Udupi

Udupi is a city and the headquarters of the Udupi District in the States of India of Karnataka. Udupi is famous for the Krishna temple located here....
 in Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 state, India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

Padubidri is on way from Udupi
Udupi

Udupi is a city and the headquarters of the Udupi District in the States of India of Karnataka. Udupi is famous for the Krishna temple located here....
 to Mangalore
Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the India state of Karnataka. Bounded by the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats mountain ranges, Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in southwestern Karnataka....
 route. National Highway 17 passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali
Dakkebali

Dakke bali is a form of snake worship, called as Nagaradhane, held at Padubidri in Udupi district, Karnataka. The festival is held once every two years....
, which is held every two years. This ritual is held in odd series of years 2005, 2007 and so on.

Dakkebali is held near the shore of Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia, Socotra, Kanyakumari in India, and the western coast of Sri Lanka....
. This night long ritual is held to worship Serpent (Naga). The dakkebali attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over coastal areas. The Padubidri will be affected by coal based thermal power project being set at nearby Nandikur
Nandikur

Nandikur is a village in Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. The Nandikur village lies admist paddy fields, coconut gardens and evergreen forests....
. There is a branch of Krishnapura matha
Krishnapura matha

The Krishnapura Matha belongs to the Madhwa sect of Vaishnavism.The Krishnapura math one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi. Ashta Mathas founded by Dwaitha philosphor Sri Madhwacharya of Udupi....
  at Padubidre.

The famous supermodel Sheetal Mallar
Sheetal Mallar

Sheetal Mallar is an Indian model from Mumbai. She won the Femina Look of the Year in 1994 beating Madhu Sapre and Elite Look of the Year, also in 1994....
 hails from this town.

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