Day 110 Wed. May 3, 2023 Mangalore, India 8-5:00

 Day 110 Wed. May 3, 2023  Mangalore, India 8-5:00 

Ten km to city.  Port has duty-free shop, handicraft boutique. Malaria endemic and water unsafe.  

Highlights of Mangalore (MAL-001) 

May 03, 2023

Port: Mangalore

Tour Length: Half-Day (Approximately 4 hours) 

Tour Description

• Discover the economic importance of cashews by touring a processing plant.
• Visit a remarkably ornate temple that a saint built in 1912.
• Behold ceiling paintings in a chapel that are often compared to those in the Sistine Chapel.
• Share a beverage with a local Mangalorean family in their home.

Explore the most significant attractions in Mangalore, an experience that will increase your understanding of the local culture. Your immersion into the lifestyle will begin at the Achal Cashew processing plant, where an insider’s tour will reveal how the cashews are processed and how valuable oil is produced from the shells. Continuing on, you will visit the immensely ornate Gokarnath Temple, which is surrounded by numerous smaller temples, creating a religious complex revered throughout this part of India. St. Aloysius Chapel is another notable religious attraction. Often compared to the Sistine Chapel, it features intricate paintings that cover virtually every square inch of the interior ceiling and walls. For a glimpse into local life, you will stop at a private home to enjoy the hospitality of a typical Mangalorean family.

HELPFUL HINTS Dress in weather-appropriate clothing. Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

PLEASE NOTE The sights on this tour are not wheelchair accessible; therefore, the tour is not available to wheelchair guests. There is a moderate amount of walking and standing. Shoes must be removed to enter the temple. Additionally, leather items are prohibited inside the temple. The order of sights visited may vary.

• Discover the economic importance of cashews by touring a processing plant.

                                       5.  Cashews are roasted at about 70 degrees.  

                                        3.  Machines now crack the shells of cashews.

                        6..  This worker demonstrates the labor involved by shelling cashews by hand.  

                                       4.   After shells are cracked they are sent to the upper level.

                            Cashews are sorted into Grades based on whole nut, large pieces,etc.  

                                        2.  Wide view of fresh, raw cashews out in the sun.  

                                    1.   Fresh raw cashews

Everyone on the bus that wanted to buy cashews could do so.  

Visit a remarkably ornate temple that a saint built in 1912.

                                The building beyond the cow was the site of a wedding.  

                                                Cars were decorated with beautiful flowers. 

Bhagawan Hanuman is a Hindu god and a companion of Rama.  He is a Chiranjivi and will be immortal.  He has many names including “lord of the monkeys”, “messenger”, “remover of dangers,  hardships, or hurdles” and many more.  He is mentioned in the Hindu text of many countries throughout different stages of his ife.  The countries include Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Java.  

Share a beverage with a local Mangalorean family in their home.

The home we visited had seven bedrooms and most of them had a full bathroom attached.  

Nice yard with tons of potted plants everywhere.  The city surrounds this lovely property.

                                This is two of three rooms that make up the kitchen.  

The ceiling looked like it was covered with terra cotta tiles.  

Our last stop St. Aloysius College Chapel in Mangaore.  

No photos were allowed inside.  I bought a dozen postcards for one dollar.

My guide in front of the building next to St. Aloysius Chapel.  

Postcards from St. Aloysius Chapel.  Above is the ceiling and the paintings are primarily on canvas.  The chapel artwork is provided to facilitate prayers.  The central row of paintings on the ceiling depicts the life of Aloysius Gonzaga to whom this College and Chapel is dedicated.  On the panels on either side of the sloping portion of the ceiling are portrayed the Apostles.  Brother Antonio Moscheni  painted the ceiling and walls in two and one-half years.  It took a team of seven, four years to refresh the art work.  Below is the altar,  and the place around it is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary with her child Jesus Christ.