Udupi (Kannada: [uɖupi]) also known as 'Odipu' (Tulu: [oɖipu])[4] is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.

[5] It also lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine, is also known as Parashurama Kshetra,[6] and is famous for Kanakana kindi.

[14] Areas around Udupi, such as Manipal,[15] Parkala, Malpe, Udyavara and Santhekatte were merged to form the City Municipal Council.

[18][19] The city council has departments for health, urban planning, technical division, revenue, finance, birth and death, and Day-NULM.

[25] It also received a loan of $75 million from the Asian Development Bank to have all round the clock water supply in 2018.

The monsoon period is from June to September, with rainfall averaging more than 4,000 mm (160 in) every year and heavy winds.

The residents celebrate festivals such as Makara Sankranti, Nagara Panchami, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navaratri, Deepavali.

[citation needed] During Krishna Janmashtami, Pili Yesa, a traditional folk dance originated in Udupi is demonstrated on the streets.

Lord Krishna is offered food of different varieties every day, and there are certain restrictions on ingredients during Chaturmasa (a four-month period during the monsoon season).

These restrictions coupled with the requirement of variety led to innovation, especially in dishes incorporating seasonal and locally available materials.

Restaurants specialised in Udupi cuisine can be seen widely in most metropolitan and large cities around the length and breadth of India.

Recently, Udupi is also making its mark in the real estate industry, greatly influenced by its neighboring spearhead Mangalore.

An attempt by the Nagarjuna Power Corporation to set up a similar plant at nearby Padubidri also met strong opposition.

Hard work, low returns, and competition from power loom has led to a drop in the number of weavers of nearly 95% over three decades.

It is in Indrali[41] about 4 km from Udupi city bus stand and is on the Kanyakumari-Mumbai rail route.

Direct trains are available to Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Pune, Ajmer, Jaipur, Rajkot, Ahmedabad and Okha.

Cities like Mysore, Belgaum, Jodhpur, Agra, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kollam(Quilon), etc., are also connected to Udupi.