Understand
[edit]The name Puttur is said to be derived from muttoor (u as in put, not but) - muttu + ooru. Muttu translates to pearl, ooru to town/city in local Tulu Language. Legend has it that pearls used to grow in the Temple Tank of Shree Mahalingeshwara.
Get in
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By bus
[edit]The nearest big city is Mangalore. Frequent public transport buses are available from Mangalore. There is direct deluxe buses available in night from state capital Bangalore.
By rail
[edit]Local train service from Mangalore (50 km) and Bangalore.
Get around
[edit]The mode of conveyance inside town is by auto (3 wheeler). Point to point service are available from bus stand to Nehru Nagar, Bus Stand to Darbhe-Maril, etc.
See
[edit]Mahalingeshwara temple, Lakshmi Venkatramana Temple,
- Campco factory. chocolate factory
Do
[edit]- 1 Bendru Theertha (15 km away from the city). This place is one of India's rare hot water springs.
Buy
[edit]- Arecanut (supari), a little bit of pepper.
Eat
[edit]- Hotel Hari Prasad (with three hotels in Bolwar, Dharbe & Near Mahalingeshwar Temple)
A nice hotel in the centre of city.
- Hari Prasad Restauants. Branches in Bolwar, Dharbe & Near Mahalingeshwar Temple
- Vaibhav Vegetarian, KSRTC Busstand Building.
- Udhayagiri Restauant, Highway Junction.
- Nirmala restaurant near
Town Police station
- Sathya Narayana seafood
KSRTC Bus station building
- Dinesh bar, KSRTC Bus station building
- Pradeep icecream
KSRTC Bus station building
- Town Kitchen, Opp.Busstation, Vittle, ☏ +91 9448725125. They charge ₹50 for lunch with rice, fish curry and chicken kabab. The fish curry is especially tasty as they use dried fish.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Hindustan Lodge, KSRTC Busstand Building.
- Super Tower Lodge, Opposite KSRTC Bus Stand.
- Hotel Rama, GL Complex..
- Be-grow Hoilday Resorts, Mysore Rd 9 km from bus stand.
- Udayagiri Residency, Highway Junction.
- Kaveri Lodge, Near petrol station, Mangalore Road, Vittal, ☏ +91 9447 462279 (mobile). ₹400
Go next
[edit]Connecting buses are available to Kasaragod, Badiadka, Perla from 8AM up to 6PM. Buses are available to Mysore, Bangalore. Frequent trips are available to Mangalore