Kudupu: The annual Shashti festival at Kudupu were the famous Anantha Padmanabha temple exist on the side of a hill and overlooking a deep gorge by the side of main road passing from Mangalore to Gurpur, was observed from Dec. 3^rd to 9^th. There is another festival when the temple flag goes up on the pole on 15^th Dec. after a break of 5 day from 10^th to 15^th. Here again there is a car festival, a Kavatudghatane (opening of Cabinet) festival, Thulabhara Sevas and colored water Bath at the end on 18^th Dec. Thus Kudupu appears to observe its annual festival in 2 parts with a break of 5 days in between.

On Dec 3^rd the festivals started with a flag going up the pole and a large Car decorated with the flags was the venue of divine worship by hundreds of people in the locality, followed by Mayura-Vahana Utsava.

On 4^th there was Vrishabha-Vahana (Shiva) Utsava. On 5^th at night, Sarpa-Vahana (Snake as a carrier) Utsava was gone through. On 6^th after the daily rituals with the Gana-homa at night Gaja Vahan (Eslephant as a carrier) Utsava took place. On 7^th it was Panchami and the regular rites of the day for spirits and Maha-Pooja at noon, Teppotsava (Small boats festival in the newly built Tank) was observed.

On 8^th, a real grand day of Shashti, 9 Kalashas were worshiped and a large Car decorated with flowers or vegetables and nuts was drawn by gleeful devotees at the temple venue at noon.  On 9^th Monday a twin god (Jodu-Devaru) festival will round up the first part of religious season at the temple.

After the break of about a week during which there are no program at the temple, the temple flag rises again on 15^th Dec.  for a 3 day activity and ends on 18^th December with an Okuli (Color Bath) for the tired officials priests and devotees as well as workers of the temple at the Temple Tank renovated recently.

Kudupu temple on the edge of a hill and overlooking a deep hole of nature with mountains on the other distance side has been a weekly visiting place for a large number of family of  Tulu Nadu who regularly come by buses to the spot, plying on the way to Gurpur and beyond.