Idagunji

Idagunji (Kannada: ಇಡಗುಂಜಿ) is a city in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

Get in
Idagunji is 480 km away from Bangalore, 140 km from Mangalore and 195 km from Goa. There are many bus connections available like Seabird, VRL, SRL, and Sugama. A train (Konkan Train) connection is available from Mangalore. There are also Sleeper/seater buses like Seabird, VRL and SRS that depart from Bangalore and go to Murdeshwara and Honnavara. You can get on a minibus from there to Idagunji which takes around 30 minutes at most.

See

 * Ganesh Temple. The Blackstone Idol portrays Lord Ganesha in a magnificent standing pose which is unique to this famous place.

Buy
There are numerous outlets around Idagunji which sell Ganesha idols, pendents, Puja articles, Conches, brass articles.

Eat
There are a few small hotels around the temple which serve tea, South Indian dishes, and soft drinks.

Sleep
There aren't really any good accommodations in Idagunji to recommend; better lodges and restaurants can be found in either Murdeshwara or Honnavara.

Go next

 * Murdeshwara is around 30 km from Idagunji. The beach offering watersports activities, and a very beautiful Shiva temple are the main attractions there.
 * Gokarna, around 70 km further from Mudeshwara, also has a beach and a temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha as well as a neighbouring one dedicated to Shiva.