Udupi: District Witnesses Increased Inflow of Tourists and Visitors During Year End

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Dec 29: The schools in the state have declared Christmas-New Year holidays by pruning down the Dasara  holidays. The parents, taking  advantage of this, have been flocking to their natives places to visit their families,  take part in functions, etc. At the same time, tourists and pilgrims    have also sought to utilize the opportinity by  undertaking short-term tours and pilgrimages. This also happens to be the time when the non-resident  Indians residing in various  countries particularly the gulf region, visit their native places.

Both Dakshina Kannada  and Udupi districts  have been witnessing an increased influx of visitors these days. It is estimated, that everyday,  over 25,000  devotees  have been partaking the Krishna Prasada (free lunch at Srikrishna Math) these days , which is a  record. Dhamastala, Kateel, Subrahmanya and  Kollur too have registered a sudden increase in the number of  visitors. 

Restaurants and lodges have been doing brisk business and many visitors were  seen struggling to get an  accommodation.

The situation has worsened as even people on a visit to the homes of their close ones, choose to stay in lodges, as  they do not want to create problems  for their hosts. The number of lodges available is limited and is sufficient to  take care of the normal crowds. Whenever the number of visitors swell, as  seen during the summer holidays, buses  get overcrowded, lodges are full, it becomes difficult to get vehicles on hire and huge rush is seen at the tourist  destinations  and pilgrimage centres.