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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Someshwar Beach
| name               = Someshwar Beach
| settlement_type = Beach
| settlement_type   = Beach
| image_skyline = Someshwar Beach (4531032078).jpg
| image_skyline     = Someshwar Beach (4531032078).jpg
| image_caption = Someshwar Beach
| image_caption     = Someshwar Beach
| subdivision_type = Location
| subdivision_type   = Location
| subdivision_name = [[Ullal]]
| subdivision_name   = [[Ullal]]
| subdivision_type1 = City
| subdivision_type1 = City
| subdivision_type2 = Country
| subdivision_type2 = Country
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| subdivision_type4 = Near by interests
| subdivision_type4 = Near by interests
| subdivision_type5 = Important Events
| subdivision_type5 = Important Events
| subdivision_type6 = Activities
| subdivision_type6 = Activities
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mangalore]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Mangaluru]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|India}}[[India]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|India}}[[India]]
| subdivision_name3 =  
| subdivision_name3 =  
| subdivision_name4 = [[Someshwara Temple|Shree Somanatha Temple]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Someshwara Temple|Shree Somanatha Temple]]
| subdivision_name5 =  
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| governing_body = Ullal Town Municipal
| governing_body     = Ullal Town Municipal
| website =  
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}}'''Someshwar Beach''' ([[Tulu language|Tulu]]/[[Kannada]] :''Someshwara'')  is a beach located in [[Ullal]] in the city of [[Mangalore]], [[India]].
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'''Someshwar Beach''' ([[Tulu language|Tulu]]/[[Kannada]] :''Someshwara'')  is a beach located in [[Ullal]] in the city of [[Mangaluru]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Someshwar Beach Mangalore (Location, Activities, Night Life, Images, Facts & Things to do) - Mangalore Tourism 2023 |url=https://mangaloretourism.in/someshwar-beach-mangalore |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=mangaloretourism.in}}</ref>


The name 'Someshwara beach' is derived from the name of Lord Somanatha, whose [[Someshwara Temple|temple]] is located on the sea shore dating back centuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g297630-d6889526-r278438856-Someshwara_Temple_and_Beach-Mangalore_Karnataka.html#|title=Someshwara Temple and Beach at Ullal, Mangalore - Review of Someshwara Temple and Beach, Mangalore, India - TripAdvisor|website=www.tripadvisor.in|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
The name 'Someshwara beach' is derived from the name of Lord Somanatha, whose [[Someshwara Temple|temple]] is located on the sea shore dating back centuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g297630-d6889526-r278438856-Someshwara_Temple_and_Beach-Mangalore_Karnataka.html#|title=Someshwara Temple and Beach at Ullal, Mangalore - Review of Someshwara Temple and Beach, Mangalore, India - TripAdvisor|website=www.tripadvisor.in|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>


The beach is more preferred for walking or sunbathing,{{fact|date=January 2019}} as the hidden rocks and currents along this stretch of coast make this beach unsuitable for swimming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Someshwar Beach, Mangalore (2021) {{!}} Photos, Best Time & More Info|url=https://www.holidify.com/places/mangalore/someshwara-beach-sightseeing-124696.html|access-date=2021-12-27|website=www.holidify.com}}</ref> The sea claims a number of lives every year as unwary [[Swimming|swimmers]] are dragged by the current.
The hidden rocks and currents along this stretch of coast make this beach unsuitable for swimming.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}  


Close to this beach there is a hill called 'Ottinene Hill'. On reaching the top of this hill there are views of [[Netravati River]] merging and disappearing in [[Arabian Sea]]. There is lush vegetation and number of [[medicinal plants]] that are naturally grown on this hill.<ref name=":0" />
Close to this beach there is a hill called 'Ottinene Hill'. There is vegetation and a number of [[medicinal plants]] that grow naturally on this hill.<ref name=":0" />


== Rudra Paadhe ==
== Rudra Paadhe ==
Someshwara beach is known for large rocks on the beach called ''Rudra Shile'' or ''Rudra Paadhe, Rudra is [[Lord Shiva]] and "Shile"'' or ''"Paadhe"'' means rock in ''[[Tulu language]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/mangalore/someshwara-beach/|title=Someshwara Beach {{!}} Mangalore Beach {{!}} Ullal|date=2011-12-02|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
Someshwara beach is known for large rocks on the beach called ''Rudra Shile'' or ''Rudra Paadhe, Rudra is [[Lord Shiva]] and "Shile"'' or ''"Paadhe"'' means rock in [[Tulu language|Tulu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/mangalore/someshwara-beach/|title=Someshwara Beach {{!}} Mangalore Beach {{!}} Ullal|date=2011-12-02|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref>
[[File:Rudra Padhe at Someshwara Beach, Ullal, Mangalore.jpg|thumb|Rudra Padhe at Someshwara Beach, Ullal, Mangaluru]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:21, 18 June 2025

Someshwar Beach
Beach
Someshwar Beach
Someshwar Beach
LocationUllal
CityMangaluru
CountryIndiaIndia
Near by interestsShree Somanatha Temple
Government
 • BodyUllal Town Municipal

Someshwar Beach (Tulu/Kannada :Someshwara) is a beach located in Ullal in the city of Mangaluru, India.[1]

The name 'Someshwara beach' is derived from the name of Lord Somanatha, whose temple is located on the sea shore dating back centuries.[2]

The hidden rocks and currents along this stretch of coast make this beach unsuitable for swimming.[citation needed]

Close to this beach there is a hill called 'Ottinene Hill'. There is vegetation and a number of medicinal plants that grow naturally on this hill.[2]

Rudra Paadhe[edit | edit source]

Someshwara beach is known for large rocks on the beach called Rudra Shile or Rudra Paadhe, Rudra is Lord Shiva and "Shile" or "Paadhe" means rock in Tulu.[3]

Rudra Padhe at Someshwara Beach, Ullal, Mangaluru

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Someshwar Beach Mangalore (Location, Activities, Night Life, Images, Facts & Things to do) - Mangalore Tourism 2023". mangaloretourism.in. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Someshwara Temple and Beach at Ullal, Mangalore - Review of Someshwara Temple and Beach, Mangalore, India - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.in. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "Someshwara Beach | Mangalore Beach | Ullal". 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2016.