Surathkal NITK Beach just after Sunset

This is a long exposure photo that was captured at Surathkal Beach, Mangalore in India. The sea that you see in front is the Arabian Sea. Long exposure has created a silky effect of the waves. Had to wait late in the evening after sunset to that the sky is dark as I have been trying long exposure shots. I did not have any filters while capturing this image. You can capture this kind of images even during day light provided you have filters with higher f-stops.

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Camera: Nikon D600 with Nikon 14-24 mm lens.
Camera Settings: 14mm, 6 secs, f/20, ISO 100
Location: Surathkal, NITK beach, Mangalore, Karnataka

Tulu Nadu Festival at Mangalore

I had been to my hometown Mangalore located in the west coast of Karnataka, India. Unfortunately I did not have my camera at that time and pulled out my mobile phone - Samsung Galaxy Note. Used my phone camera to capture this with the auto settings. Did not have much time to capture as the crowd around were moving fast. Wasn't sure if I could enter in between while the procession was going on and also there were fire crackers being burst around. Love the bright color of the traditional dress made of araca nut / palm plant. Love to see people keeping the coastal Karnataka tradition alive.

Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note
Location: Hampankatta, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Surathkal Light house late in the evening

Even though I work in Bangalore as of this writing, I visit Surathkal (my home town) atleast once in every 1 or 2 months. I have seen people visiting this place in the evening as there is famous temple and a light house. But after sunset at around 7-8 pm you will hardly find anyone there. Even though I spent most of time time here in this place, I did not ever stay back after 7pm. Recently, I have been to this place with my Nikon D600 camera and a tripod along with Nikon lens. It was too perfect for me with clear sky and for me to experiment with low light photography. I had to wait for almost an hour to capture this with no one around, just the beam of light from light house. Also, I'm lucky enough to capture shooting star in the same image. I had captured this at around a distance of 500-750 meters from light house. Below is the image and camera settings that I have used to capture this low light photo of night sky along with the light house.

Camera: Nikon D600

Lens: Nikon 50mm FX prime lens 1.4D

Camera Settings: Exposure 30 secs, f/5, 50mm, IS0 800, No flash, Used Tripod.

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Beach that you need to visit

This is one of the most beautiful places on earth which is beautiful, peaceful, unspoiled and a must visit place. This place is around 600 kms from Bangalore and is a over night journey. It's close to Kumta and Gokarna city. Captured this image in the afternoon at around 2:45pm, on the way from Holanagadde Beach to Sangam Beach. You do not see to many people here and some love it this way. You might find few foreigners who have come to this place to spend their vacation and learn Yoga. In the image below you see some of my friends who were with me walking along the seashore. Watch the two videos below and also the photo that I have captured.

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Camera: Nikon D600, 14-24mm lens
Camera Settings: Focal Length 14mm, Exposure 1/400, f/10, ISO 100

Location: On the way from Holanagadde Beach to Sangam Beach, Karnataka, India

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Holanagadde beach, Karnataka, India

Sangam Beach, Karnataka, India

Evening at Om Beach, Karnataka, India

Om beach another beautiful beach and is next to Goa in India when it comes to foreign visitors. Another beautiful beach, unspoiled. This place may be a bit crowded sometimes during peak season. I had been there during my Kumta - Gokarna trekking and had spent evening playing volley ball in the beach. It was great fun and we even took a dip in the sea water. There is a shelter house and bathroom available till 6pm at Om Beach near the Forest Department office. This place is the one which you need to visit and stay there for a while if you want to get relaxed. There are enough number of Yoga centers nearby. This place is controlled by Forest Department and it's common to see police officers in most of the places. So, consider this place to be a safe place. Check out the video below before you visit this place.

Camera: Nikon D600 with 14-25mm lens
Location: Om Beach, Gokarna, North-West Karnataka, India.
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Paradise Beach in Karnataka

Here is a beach which you don't want to miss located near Gokarna in the north-west coast of Karnataka state, India. Beautiful and clean beach will hilly terrain. I had been to this place on a weekend for trekking to the nearby place. Boat ride is very cheap and you can enjoy to the max. You will find river/fresh water dolphins in the seashore, and you will be lucky to see this only when you go by boat around the Paradise beach. There is a light house which adds as an extra wow to your photos. Check out the some of the images in the YouTube video that I have captured. This place is safe to visit as you will find police all around and lot of foreign visitors here. Also, this place is well maintained by forest department.

Camera: Nikon D600 with Nikon wide angle 14-24 mm lens.

Location: Paradise Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka, India

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Happy Kid from Russia

Captured this photo of a young little shy girl who had come with her parents to stay at Sangam Beach. Spoke her dad came to know that they are from Russia, and had come to India to stay in the beach hut which they love the most. Captured this kid's photo when she had come out of their hut with her mother. Asked her about her friends and she pointed to the little kitten. People from all round the world come here, learn Yoga and spend their vacation in the beach huts here.

Camera: Nikon D600. Lens: 50 mm prime. Settings: 1/100, IS0 400, f/5
Location: Sangam Beach, KA, India (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DiOPQSQXC0)

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Mangodlu Beach in Karnataka

Mangodlu beach located around 20 kms from Gokarna is a beautiful place with beach which is not polluted at all. Not too many visitors visit this place, but if you go there you will love this place because of the quite and clean beach. Here in this region you will find some hilly terrain and in some of the parts there is no seashore. Other local attractions include - Kumta beach, Vanamali beach, Holanagadde beach, Sangam beach, Barka beach, Tadadi port, Aganashini river bank, Paradise beach, Halfmoon beach, Om beach, Kudle beach, Gokarna beach, Gokarna Temple.

Camera: Nikon D600
Location: Mangodlu Beach, in between Kumta and Gokarna, Karnataka, India

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One night beach stay

I'm from Mangalore and I used to stay hardly 300-400 meters from Surathkal beach for 22 years, but did not ever make an attempt to stay over night at beach. But now after 7 years in Bangalore, I went to 2 days weekend trekking from Kumta to Gokarna covering a distance of 30 kms in 2 days by walk and boat.  For the first time I spent whole night at beach with my friends. It was great fun to cook, set up campfire, and fun activities that we had after dinner. It was a total different experience to sleep at seashore in our sleeping bag. We were worried a bit about the waves and in the morning I overheard some of them saying that they could hear crabs passing right next to them. I just had a very good sleep, after walking on the previous day for more than 10-15 kms in the beach.

Camera: Nikon D600, Nikon 14 - 24 mm lens

Location: Sangam Beach near Gokarna, Karnataka, India

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Beach Trek from Kumta to Gokarna

I had been to (Full Moon) Beach trek with my BASC friends on a weekend. We all had great time there with loads of fun, cooking, campfire, full moon beach walk, exploring the unknown trail, boat ride, evening bath at sea and finally the festival at Gokarna temple. I wish if every weekend were to be like this. There were first timers and experienced trekkers, but this was a totally different experience - all in the sea shore including dinner, campfire and over night stay. We covered Kumta Beach, vanamali beach, Mangodlu beach, Holanagadde beach, Sangam beach, Barka beach, Tadadi port, Aganashini river bank, Paradise beach, Halfmoon beach, Om beach, Kudle beach, Gokarna beach and Gokarna Temple. Let me not write more instead check out all my video and photos and enjoy. Also, don't forget to share it with your friends and to subscribe to my YouTube Channel to get the latest updates.

Camera & Lens: Nikon D600, Nikon 50 mm 1.4 d, Nikon 14-24 mm + Tripod.
Location: Sagar, Kumta to Gokarna, North-West Karnataka, India.

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Light House during Monsoon

It was all dark and was about to rain in the evening, all alone in the beach when I shot this picture. Picture of light house, a tower and a temple from a distance of more than a km away. I spent my childhood and college days here and used to go for a walk in the evening almost everyday. Love this place.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX130 IS

Location: Surathkal Beach, Mangalore, KA, India

Seagulls in Arabian Sea

Location: Surathkal Beach, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Camera: Canon Powershot SX 130 IS

I used to go out everyday in the evening to the nearby beach for a walk and my house is just 400 mts from beach. I usually don't see these birds and luckly on that day I had my camera in hand and shot this pic of sea bird. Surathkal is on west coast of India. There is a light house and a port nearby from this location.

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South India Tourism - Surathkal

Surathkal is on the shore of Arabian sea and boasts of having beautiful beaches. There is a beach in front of the Sadashiva Temple.The beach is known for its clean surrounding and its lighthouse.

Surathkal is famous for the some of the age old very famous educational institutes/colleges like NITK, Govindadasa college and many other schools. Surathkal was once a Grama panchayat, then town panchayat, municipality now merged with Mangalore city corporation.

According to legend, the name Surathkal is derived from "shiratakal" meaning "headstone" in Tulu (local language). When Lord Ganapathi kept a shiva linga belonging to Ravana on ground, Ravana tried to pull the linga from the ground but could not. The place where the linga is supposed tohave been is now known as Gokarna. Due to the force exerted by Ravana, some pieces were scattered. One such piece from the head of the linga is said to have fallen in present day Surathkal. The famous Sadashiva temple is said to be built around that piece of linga. Men in the coastal line go for fishing, as early as 4am in the morning and will be back home by 12pm. Women go to market to sell those fishes (Most common types of fish that they sell include the famous "Banguday", "Bootai"). People here speak Tulu (Majority), kannada or konkani and are proud to be called as "tulu nadu da jokulu".