KSRTC’s Dasara tour package to Kollur attracts more passengers

A good number of passengers availed Dasra temple tour packages by KSRTC from Mangaluru to Kateel, Kollur, Murudeshwar and Madikeri. The tour package ended on Saturday, October 12th. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

KSRTC’s special Dasara tour package, which included visits to Kollur Mookambika Devi temple and three other temples in Udupi district of Mangaluru during this Dasara season, saw a total of 2,294 passengers, the highest among six packages offered by KSRTC’s Mangaluru Division.

This package included visits to the Mahalakshmi Temple in Uchhila, followed by the Kamalashile Durgaparameshwari temple, where the passengers had lunch. They visited the Kollur temple, followed by the Brahmalingeshwara temple in Maranakatte. The tour started from Mangaluru KSRTC bus stand at 8 am and ended at the same bus stop at 7 pm. The price for each passenger was ₹500 while it was ₹400 for each child. This package was for the period between October 3rd and 12th. A total of 2,294 passengers took advantage of this package for which 47 bus trips were made.

Of the other Dasara tour packages during the period, as many as 1,459 passengers were on the Madikeri package, which involved a visit from Mangaluru to Madikeri, Raja Seat, Abbi Falls, Nisarga Dhama and Golden Temple. This one also cost ₹500 for an adult and ₹400 for a child.

A total of 857 passengers were there for the Murudeshwar package, which included visits to Murudeshwar temple in Uttara Kannada district, followed by Kumbhashi Durgaparameshwari temple, Kumbhashi Mahaganapati temple and Uchhila Mahalakshmi temple. The price per adult has been fixed at ₹550 and ₹450 for a child.

A total of 630 passengers availed the Navadurga temple package. These included visits to Mahatobhara Mangaladevi temple in Mangaluru, Sunkadakatte Ambika Annapoorneshwari temple, Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple, Bhagawati beach and temple in Sasihitlu, Chitrapura Durgaparameshwari temple, Urwa Marigudi temple and Kudroli Gokarnanatha temple. Entrance fee for an adult was ₹400 and ₹300 for a child.

From the package offered at Udupi KSRTC bus stand, a total of 373 passengers traveled in nine buses to Idagunji. There were 397 passengers in total in the Kollur package, for which nine buses were also used.

KSRTC Mangaluru Division Manager Rajesh Shetty said this was the second consecutive year that the Mangaluru Division offered the Dasara package. The division proposed a weekend package involving visits to several beaches in the region.