Udupi-Mookambika-Dharmastala
Udupi is located about 60 kilometers north of Mangalore on the seashore. The Lord Sri Krishna deity at Sri Krishna Mutt here is called Balakrishna. The temple is small with dark granite walls, sculptures and silver carvings. Sri Chandramauleswara Temple is a Lord Siva Temple directly across the street from the Krishna Temple.

Sri Mookambika
There is a temple here dedicated to the goddesses Maha-Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga, combined as Mookambika to represent the full Shakti of Sri Vishnu and His guru-avatars. 

There is a beautiful ISKCON farm about 15 kilometers from this town.

Dharmasthala
Dharmasthala is 75 kilometers northeast of Mangalore. This town is known for the Manjunath Temple, which is a Siva temple. During the Laksha Deepotsava Festival 1,00,000 lamps are lit. Pilgrims bath in the Netravati River, three kilometers away.

Murudeshwar
This picturesque place situated 16 kilometers from Bhatkal has a gorgeous temple perched on a hillock by the shore. The temple, which embodies a Linga, is believed to have erupted when Ravana flung the cloth covering the Atmalinga at Gokarnal while lifting it. As one ascends the hillock, there is a Shrine of Jattiga seated on a horse.

Sringeri
Being the headquarters of Sree Shankaracharya, Sringeri is famous for the four mutts - Joshi , Dwaraka, Puri, and Sringeri. Sri Sarada Devi temple was established by Shankaracharya and at Vidhyasankara Temple there are 12 zodiac pillars located. 

How to get there
The nearest airport is Mangalore. There are direct buses to Mookambika, Dharmasthala, Sringeri, Murudeswar and Udupi from Mangalore.