Nandalike

Nandalike
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	Udupi
Nearest city	udupi
Parliamentary constituency	udupi
Assembly constituency	karkala/kaup
Civic agency	Gram Panchayat
Literacy	90%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 576126

Nandalike is a village in Karkala taluk of Udupi District in India. It is approximately 16 km east of Padubidri and about 15 km from Karkala town.

Nandalike is the birthplace of the poet Muddana (Nandalike Lakshmi Narayanappa).

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people here. There is an old palace called Chavadi Palace. This palace is 600 years old, having beautiful wooden carvings and pillars. The carved ceilings of this palace are found only in this part of South Canara.

The Mahalingeshwara (Lord Shiva) worshipped here along with Sathya Devatha (Goddess of Truth) called Siri, Abbaga Daraga, Kumara swamy, Naga, and Brahma. This place is also called Alade and Moolastana to lakhs of devotees. Temple has a history of over 1000 years. The Annual Festival of Temple starts from the full moon day of tulu, the month of Mayi (between February 15 and March 15) and celebration day called Ayanostava is celebrated on the subsequent full moon day i.e. between March 15 and April 15. Lots of people gather for this festival.

Nandalike Road

There is a concrete road in Nandalike. The people in Nandalike worked hard for the construction of this road. Then at last the government sanctioned 3 crores for the road construction.^{[citation needed]}

Saw Mills in Nandalike

There are presently two saw mills in Nandalike:

1. Sarala Saw Mill-Suhas Hegde
2. Jesus Wood Industries-Gregory Menezes

Kanabettu

Kanabettu is one of the well known families in South Canara. This family is famous for their unity and charity. Shri Chandu Pergade was born into this family. Siri, one of the well known personality in South Canara, left her daughter Sonne with Chandu pergade before she died. Abbaga and Daraga, the twin daughters of Sonne, also have connections with this family and they left a message to Chandu pergade before their death. Their dead body will be visible only to Chandu pergade as betelnut flower. Recently the statue of Chandu Pergade was installed by this family in his memory. This family worships "Raktheswari", their family god. They have a family get together every year on 14 th May, Perform Annual Pooja of Raktheshwari. They also celebrate the Navrathry Pooja at the Raktheshwari Temple. They also believe and have faith in their Gram Devata "Shri Mahalingeshwar Temple, Nandalike. The family members are educated well behave and have a very good respect in Bunts Community. They respect the elders and guide the juniors and unity within the family is their strength. This family is headed by the elders Shri N.D.Shetty and Shri Ramanna Shetty. There are so many proof for the existence of Sonne, Ginde and Abbaga Daraga at this place.