Udupi District
A coastal temple town famous for the Krishna Matha.
Karkala Gommateshwara Statue
Udupi
A 41-foot monolithic 16th-century statue of Bahubali atop Gomatagiri hill, one of only a handful of colossal free-standing Gommateshwara images in India.
Stamp at: Karkala Post Office
Kollur Mookambika Temple
Udupi
A major Shakti Peetha at the foot of the Kodachadri hills, revered as the seat of goddess Mookambika and closely tied to the philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have consecrated the idol.
Stamp at: Kollur Post Office
Malpe St. Mary's Island
Udupi
A cluster of small islands off Malpe famed for rare hexagonal basaltic lava columns, and reputedly the first landfall of Vasco da Gama on Indian soil in 1498.
Stamp at: Malpe Post Office
Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt
Udupi
The 13th-century Krishna temple founded by the philosopher-saint Madhvacharya, worshipped uniquely through a silver-latticed window (Kanakana Kindi) and the seat of Dvaita Vedanta's eight monastic mathas.
Stamp at: Udupi Post Office