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Exclusive photo feature - Breathtaking Mangalore as you have never seen before!

Tue, Apr 16 2013 02:36:55 PM

Exclusive photo feature - Breathtaking Mangalore as you have never seen before!

Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Apr 16: Those residing in Mangalore may be passing through these streets and lanes everyday, but in the hurried pace of life, scarcely do we have time to appreciate their beauty.

Ace Daijiworld photographer Dayanand Kukkaje had the opportunity to accompany Nikolai Singh, director, Meghalaya Paragliding Association on a paraglider and experience the breathtaking beauty and charm of Mangalore from the skies.

The paraglider was launched at Kenjar grounds on Tuesday April 16 as part of the SVEEP electoral campaign, with a message urging voters to exercise their franchise in the coming elections.

The paraglider flew around the city and landed back at Kenjar. The entire flight lasted for 40 minutes, bringing alive the tall buildings, the serene greenery, the quaint charm of old structures blended with the magnificence of modernity.

Look at the pictures closely, and see how many places can you recognize!

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shekhar, kukke subramanya
Thu, Apr 24 2014
Visually appealing pictures, lived in m'lore for 10 yrs (presently in b'lore) feel like take a ride on the glider

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Mala Menezes, Mangalore/Dubai
Mon, Sep 30 2013
WOW....Great Daya.....With views like these it is a truly breathtaking experience! and amazing views!..after all its our KUDLAA.....

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Dr. Cajetan Coelho, Goa, India
Mon, May 20 2013
Beautiful pictures. Congrats Daya.

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A.KHADER A. NAINAR, MAKKAH, K.S.A.
Wed, May 08 2013
Mangalore is always beautiful.The birds view by our own Mr. kukkaje and Mr. singh made it one more feather to the beauty. Hats off. If the traffic control (accidents), cleanliness and more hygiene may make our Mangalore number 1 city.

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P. R. Akash, Kundapur, India
Sun, Apr 21 2013
Unfortunately not a single road has a proper footpath. Even if it looks like a muddy footpath, we see cars, bikes, beedi shops and all unwanted stuff parked on it. Is this the modern city planning. Most of the roads in Mangalore look like frameless picture.

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K.N.Bhat,Canada, Urwa stores
Sat, Apr 20 2013
Mangalore is beautiful, no doubt. People here are good at heart...but need to remove communalism first..Till now its been highlighted for wrong reasons. Hence lets be united and make it a better place to live...

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Shiva, Mangalore
Sat, Apr 20 2013
Great Job Dayanand Kukkaje Sir for those wonderful Ariel pics of Mangalore

When I saw all those pics I just felt that Mangalore is turning Brown instead of Green,Thanks to all those who are making our Mangalore turn Brown.

Hope Dakshina Kannada District will become a Model District.Very Soon.But what it is now is not up to mark 3/10.

Looking fwd to see
Clean.Green.Safe & Non Controversial Mangalore

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Satya, MNG
Fri, Apr 19 2013
Waah fantastic photoes dayaa. Just can't believe this Mangalore is so Beautiful.

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Rudolf, Mangalore/Mumbai
Fri, Apr 19 2013
Brilliant picts. showing a birds eye view of modern Mangalore!! As many have said, Mangalore has lost its cultural and natural heritage. It is complete concrete jungle with ever depleting green cover after the advent of the land mafia. Considering its topography, natural beauty, and serenity, it should have been mainly promoted as a tourism, educational, medical hub and nurtured!!

Having been visiting Mangalore for the past 40 years, I for long used to eagerly await the yearly vacations to visit this serene and beautiful place, but no more for a single day!! Development is totally unplanned, zilch infrastructure, water, electricity problems, communally sensitive, moral policing, very high cost of living, humid climate, sky high realty prices etc.!! There are much much better tier II and III cities in India!!

In a few years there will be total chaos as the population increases!!

It is ok for those already settled here, but not at all recommended for those wishing to settle down!!

It is much better to stay in Mumbai and buy a farmhouse in the outskirts instead of going to Mangluru!!

Sorry and sad to state it has totally lost its glory!!

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Joe, Mangalore/Bangalore
Fri, Apr 19 2013
Mr Lawrence (USA), Sorry...i accidently pressed disagree instead of agree...so true. Mangalore is one place where you can find people who prefer their heritage to modern luxury. Change is inevitable. You cannot expect things to stay absolutely the same as 10 or 20 years ago. If it did then people would complain that there is no progress. We cannot remain primitive while the whole world is changing. But mangalore is definitely sticking to its roots. It still is the 8th cleanest city in India. My friends who have been to mangalore for the first time with me were enchanted to see the place. I didn't know what the fuss was all about. But now I do realize.

Spend one month in any metropolitan city or the smallest villages of India then we will realize mangalore's value.Change is required without loosing the original flavor. I can just go on and on as to why I believe Mangalore is one of the best cities in the country.

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joe the puppet, hyd
Tue, Apr 23 2013
you specified smart and intelligent in earlier thread, now u r pressing disagree button by mistake, ha! ha! ha! crazy nuts

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Joe, Mangalore/Bangalore
Fri, Apr 19 2013
I have been living in Bangalore for the past 8 months now. Before that I have spent all my life in Mangalore but it was only after I moved here that I realized the value of living in a place like Mangalore.
Our little coastal city is nothing less than a heaven on earth. Every single thing about this place is so perfect (Except for the heat and the 'sanga' attacks). Mangalorean people are genuinely decent and approachable. Women feel safe in the streets. Children get the best education. Mangalore is the perfect mix of a modern day metro and a small town with strong values. The traffic is moderate, its not heavily populated and trust me when I say this...we mangaloreans are smart and intelligent people. I had heard people say so before, but now I know it. I get to see that everyday at my work place.
Its been 4 days now since this article came up and ever since then I have not closed this window in my computer. I see these pictures everyday in the morning before starting work. Makes me feel proud to be a Mangalorean...If you take a look at the skyline of Bangalore or any other metros in India you will only see mess. But these picture...the clean roads, tall buildings and lots and lots of green everywhere...I hope and pray that Mangalore stays Mangalore forever. What we need now is more high end job opportunities for our youth so that they get to show their productivity and talent within our own city. It is sad that the youth have to leave Mangalore to get good jobs.

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K M Prasad, Mangalore/Saudi Arabia
Thu, Apr 18 2013
Kudos to Nikholai Singh, Dayananda Kukkaje and Daiji for the wonderful adventure. Thanks and great appreciations to Dayanand for the superb and excellent photos of our beloved Mangalore. Photos have come so nice and are worth saving !!

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nelson, mangalore/kuwait
Wed, Apr 17 2013
The scenic beauty of region around St Aloysius college from the Bajpe airport hill road is missing in the pic.

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Leena D'souza, Panemangalore/Mysore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Brilliant work,superb pictures...sare Jahan se Achha Mangalore Hamara...!

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rajesh, mulki
Wed, Apr 17 2013
looks european??there is no proper town planning like europe..in few years whatever green you saw will be vanished..and the people???what abt them?? day by day intolarance and hatred and fightings are increasing..

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U.J.Kedarnath, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Congratulations Dayananda Kukkaje, Nilkolai Singh and Daiji world for the spectacular aerial photos of Mangalore never seen before. It was a wonderful experience for us Mangaloreans who could only have view of our city through 'Google Earth' so far.
Good or bad Mangalore which was once described by some one as a leaf floating on Arabian Sea has become almost a concrete jungle!

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Joseph, Doha Qatar
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Patric, Jeppu, Mangalore Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Yes, I agree with you. If he has read your views, I guess, he may regret it and want to start all over - if the opportunity beckons again. I hope your wish is fulfilled. All the best.

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Francis, Abu Dhabi/Perampalli
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Simply BEST.

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anil, mangalore/bangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Heading towards progress in wrong direction.Imagine the same shots in year 2020.We will have less than 30% grenery left.Sends shivers down my spine just thinking abt.Why not builders allocate atleast 20% of the construction land for planting trees.Why not buy land for planting trees alone considering the significant unaudited money pool they have...?

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Maxim, Adelaide, South Australia
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Nice pics.....I never knew Mangalore has developed this much. Surely, it is due to NRI money. Good work NRIs!!! you are directly providing employment opportunities to hundreds of our brothers and sisters back home. Those criticizing Mangalore as concrete jungle, please build "koluvache ghar" for yourself and stay there when you visit Mangalore next time, moreover you are free to plant all types of fruit trees, which will bear fruit on your later trips!!

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Melwyn & Lynette, Chikmaglur / Dubai
Wed, Apr 17 2013
A very big NAMASKAR - Hats off to the Nikloi Singh and Dayanand Kukkaje - JODI Number One.
The aerial pictures for the first time were superb.
Thank you Daijiworld for such BOMBAT adventure. Worth the efforts.
Cheers!

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Gopal Shetty M, Kundapura/Mysore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
In spite of the wicked designs of Sri Rama Sene, Bajarang Dal et al to tarnish the name of the city, namma sundara Mangaluru is still alluring... May it grow into a fantastic, pulsating metro!

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patrick, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Brilliant Expressions from the depth of your HEART, A P BHAT, Puttur Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Picture is quite depressing.Few years back if you you have a look westwards from Tagore park or from Aloysius college Mangalore was a coconut groove.Now only a patch of green left.We have lost culturally and geographycally our Kudla long back.

The Nature has been brutally chopped off, no more TEARS OF RAIN S, just the HEAT & Humidity of a scorching sun and SCUM OF POLLUTED AIRAND diseases,unheard of.

GREED AND FALSE PRIDE,AT THE COST OF NATURAL BEAUTY.
Intelligent Balanced Minds could have made it Mandatory to synchronise and balance nature more honestly with SIMPLY PLANTINGAND CARING FOR TREES.

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Melwyn & Lynette, Chikmaglur / Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Dooradaha Betta Nunnage !
Hatthira Bandere Kallu Kunte !
Aadharu Mangaluru BOMBAT

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Antony D'Cunha, Permude/Muscat
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Photographs portraying in and around Bajpe, Kenjar, etc., took us down the memory lane towards our childhood days. With a humble beginning in a village atmosphere we all set our foot in different directions in life but the homeland and the memories attached to it are the ones that don’t let you forget your roots. Our school life at Bajpe and inclusive participation in household & farming activities during spare time and holidays, taking cows and buffaloes to the forestland for grazing, etc., are a few memories of our times but the photographs give contemporary image of emerging Kudla finding new routes for the old roots.

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Farook Basheer, BIKKERNAKATTE/Dubai
Wed, Apr 17 2013
C'mon People of Mangalore! Stop criticising our own city. You can't expect the Managalore of 80s and 90s. Things have changed and we have changed too!! Tel me why there should not be Buildings. If not again you people will say we are still in bullock cart era!! But believe me, our Mangalore really looks like a European Country!! Thanks to Daijiworld and Dayanada Kukkaje!!

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SM, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Picture number 13 shows that the tallest building of Mangalore ( Work in progress) Planet SKS.Lawrence (USA), those houses next to this upcoming building are not slums. They are small tiled houses.Planet SKS is a 36 Floor building with each apartment from 21st to 36 th floor having a small swiming pool inside their apartment.This is going to be the tallest residentail building of Karnataka.Mangalore is a far better place when we compared it to other places like Bangalore, Mumbai etc.But for the greenery to Vanish its the greed of people for money and migration to USA , Australia and Canada by our fellow Mangloreans who are responsible for selling their properties to the builders and NRI's buying 4 to 5 aptmts each which encourages the builders to build more buildings.

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Lawrence, USA
Thu, Apr 18 2013
Some of the tiled houses are built centuries ago with mud walls and brick floors. A friend of mine who has whole sale business in Bunder (Bundasale) lives in one of those houses. The house has no proper ventilation, no attached toilets or bath rooms, rat infested and cow shed next to the bed room. He can afford to build a bunglow but he says, it is his ancesteral property and has a sentimental value for it. He is money rich but house poor.I asked him, what if his great grand fathers had a sentimental value for the caves they used to live in?

BTW, my definition of"Slum" is different than others.

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rony, Kadri
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Dooradha Betta Nunnage.... pity those who booked the flats @ high rates... it will take a decade to get their invested money on flats in Mangalore....beauty lies in greenary and not high raised buildings...

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JP Nayak, Karkala/ Muscat
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Awesome photographs. Looks like a European town.

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Krishna Kumar, mangalore/kerala
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Undu namana mokeda kudla....
Namma Kudla....

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Lawrence, USA
Wed, Apr 17 2013
A few high rise buildings surrounded by slums. Roads filled with cow dung, dog litter, plastic bags, banana skins, chocolate wrapers, chewed gum, cigarette butts and what not? Atmosphere smells like fermented fish dipped in the coffee. Public building walls are decorated with chewed beatle leave spit. It is my Mangalore and I should be proud of it. I cannot dis-own my grandmother just because she smells like.....I should blame myself for not taking proper care of her. She is still beautiful to me and I wish someone should take good care of her.

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Gilroy, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Mangalore is already a concrete jungle.Soon it will be a polluted cancer cluster thanks to MRPL and other industries. If coal powered thermal plant comes up in Niddodi, then D.K. will be coated with coal ash!

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Doris Pinto, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Is this concrete jungle " nature's beauty " ?

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Gregory, mangalore?ireland
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Mangalore is going to be a concrete jungle within the next 10 years. the prices of the property in mangalore is sky high and the coruption also every were.all the laws are broken.in photos even garbage looks nice but in reality manglore is stinking.dirty everywhere.

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Patric, Jeppu, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Photographer had very good opportunity to catch nature's beauty in the sky, but he caught only sky scrappers.

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Tony Crasta, Mangalore/Sydney
Tue, Apr 16 2013

While the photos and the aerial scenes look beautiful and fantastic, I
am sorry guys, I do not like the present Mangalore anymore because it is a concrete jingle with no proper infrastructure like roads, walkways, drainage and rain water outlets - most importantly it is massively overcrowded with heavy traffic and worst of all there is virtually no traffic rules and regulations in place. So I prefer my old Mangalore of the! 1960 and 1970's which was peaceful with full of tranquility and natural beauty.

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Breath-taking & Marvelous view ! Lovely work of photography, M'lore rocks....M'lore sizzles. Thanks daiji.
God Bless India.

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gretta pinto, surathkal
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wow!!!!!mangalore is so beautiful...i never knew..Beautiful pictures.

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Candle, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
I fully agree with Eric Coelho whatever he has mentioned is the reality of Mangalore. The Ariel view of any place will look good and the new buildings are given more leverage to this beauty. But if you see the city at the ground level it is dirty,unclean, congested,no system at the traffic,no proper roundabout,no proper signals.People wander wildly inside the city in a unorganized manner.Eating and spitting pan every where is quite normal.The incomplete road structure is really kills the beauty of the inner city,The bus & Railway station,eatery outlets, hospitals are one of the dirtiest places one can notice in Mangalore. No doubt city is developing and can be made more beautiful and can be made to compete the beautiful cities of the world,if our city planning & developing authority act impartially with zero corruption towards development.

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Ramchandra Kini, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
The pictures are beautiful no doubt. But what Mr. Denis Pinto has written needs to be looked into.

Do you like Mangalore as a concrete jungle or with the original vegetation in which you and myself grew up with ? Is this the price we pay for development ? Ask yourselves. Very Sad though !

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HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Mangalore Rocks! Mangalore Sizzles!

Nice pics. Thanks Daiji.

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batishakukkaje,
Tue, Apr 16 2013
masha allah super look......

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Stany Dsouza, Miyar / Mumbai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Yes, Mangalore was beautiful once upon a time. But not now it is simply a concrete jungle. Gradually greenery is fading away. The beautiful villas, wonderful neighbourhood are disappearing. Where are we heading to? Day is not far off when there will be shortage of water, power, even fresh air to breathe unless we stop the rampant concretisation.

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Gurudath, M'lore/Mumbai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
If you watch closely it is difficult to find another city more impressive in India (at least)!!

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Eric Coelho, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Mangalore has its natural beauty. It does not require human to beautify it. On ground Mangalore is horrible. The roads andinfrastructure does not match and cannot match international standards. Let us not make a fool of ourself that we match New york or Tokyo or Shanghai. Let us look around 10 sq. km outside mangalore and I can say without doubt that it has its natural beauty. The inside part of mangalore within 10 sq. km was beautiful which is wiped out through high rise buildings. Let us say it is natural beauty that holds mangalore to international standards but not man made disaster on ground in Mangalore.

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Roshan Dsouza, magalorean
Tue, Apr 16 2013
To see its beautiful, to be.. its wonderful, but to live we have adopt Pasthyatha culture, you know Aadhivasee, western culture is prohibited

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Nenari, Nirmar
Tue, Apr 16 2013
:O growing like the NewYork city ...

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praveen dsouza, saudiarabia
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Its waaaaw.THANK U 4 XPLORING BEAUTIFUL MANGLORE.

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Syed Mohiudin, Iruvail/Riyadh
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Soooooper se oooooooper

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sunil , Gurpur Kaikamba
Tue, Apr 16 2013
SUPERB, THANK U DAYA, THANK U DAIJI

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Gerald O F Fernandes, Manglore/Ireland
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wonderful! Proud to be a Mangalorean.

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Bharath, Subramanya
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Nice Pictures of Kudla...

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victor d souza, paladka/ajman UAE
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Can't believe it "oondey key kudla panpunu"Beautiful photographs,view from all angles.Hats of Dayanand and Nikolai. Thanks DAIJIWORLD.

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Denis Pinto, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Mangalore ....... the now concrete jungle. No more coconut, jackfruit, breadfruit, sapota, ice apple, custard apple, borams, star fruit & mango tree cover around. What a pity !

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Rajendra Baliga, Little Abbi,The Gift Shop,Mannagudda,Mangalore.
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Mr.kukkaje u have shown us heaven,gods own city,Mangalore in a great way.keep up the good work....

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Shyam, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Dear Readers,
I am sure if Mr. J.R.Lobo win the coming election, 100% we can see many more changes in Mangalore. We will be even more proud to be a Mangalorean. He will turn the city as a model of Singapore. Just wait and see, mark my words. Now please readers don't feel that I am campaigning the election but this is the fact. Beleive me.

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ANIL THOMAS DSILVA, MANGALORE-ADYAR-AFGANISTAN
Tue, Apr 16 2013
WOW ur really great Dear Daya Kakkunje and ur Photography.. i want to fly over mangalore city like a bird so i can see all the beautiful seenaries.. wish i had wings!!!!! i just saw ur puppy dogs ur frnds on facebook wal post it was really the best one.. u r the best n ur wounderful photography.. wish u all the best..

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YATHISH KUMAR, ATTAVAR/ DUBAI
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Not many of the places can be recognized but some places are of what we see daily. I was scrolling fast to see our new airport and runway, how it looked from the para glider ,but none of them how sad????. but its Mangalore our beautiful city looks beautiful from land as well as from air.JAI PARASHURAMANA SRASHTI MANGALADEVI YA MANGLURU

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Lydia Lobo, Kadri
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Airport is a sensitive zone, even photographing within/around its premises from ground level is illegal. Our legend photographer surely knows this hence had to disappoint you.

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Roshan, moodbidri
Tue, Apr 16 2013
congrats daya!!!layik undu pict shots...anda ulai ulla kelav sottulu pudhar haall malpere kudlada...

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Nichu, mlore/ksa
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wawo
superb
fantasic
fantablous
awsome
mindbowling
mindblasting
Achually i dont word to express my place
Simply the best.

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SUJIR PRAVEEN, UDUPI/MANGALORE
Tue, Apr 16 2013
EXCELLENT......ಶಹಾಬ್ಬಾಸ್.................

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Arun D'Souza, Palimar / Riyadh
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Exalent Daya, Good pictures.... Wow its Mangalore.....

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R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
@Rahul M'lore...
Describing a young lady or what?
Apna M'lore Hai Bhai!Should be a 'beautiful view' from all angles!

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Rahul, Mangalore
Wed, Apr 17 2013
Mr. Bhandarkar... once upon a time Mangalore was beautiful but now no more......................

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Achal, Muscat
Tue, Apr 16 2013
WOW.....GOOD ONE...

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Edward C Maben, Mangalore/Bangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
You made my day.....Dayanand and Nikolai, three cheers to you.

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umeshksalian, Uppala / Dubai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
wonderful.. n thank you to bringing out the good old memories of the city once again whilst looking at your picuresque.. truly breathtaking...

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Nischal Ferrao, Belman / Muscat
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Amazing! Simply Superb!!.

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Raj Shetty, Qatar/Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wow!.. beautiful!..awesome place to live in...missing MANGALORE..missin 'KUDLA'.

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xain kudla, mlore/dubai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
wow what a Arial view of Mangalore is really looking superb.Thank you Daya.this is our namma kudla????????????????? Thanks daiji team

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Allen, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Doorada betta nunnage.

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Rahul, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
In Upper-view Mangalore is beautiful... but in Lower-view it is not good... no correct parking, rash driving, not maintaining traffic rules.. no correct drainage facilities.. and many many more..........

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KRPrabhu, Kudla/Bangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
I COMPLIMENT DAYANAND KUKKAJE NOT FOR TAKING SHOTS OF THESE BREATH TAKING SECENIC BEAUTY OF KUDLA CITY BUT FOR SITTING TIGHT IN ACCOMPANYING NIKOLAI SINGH DURING SKY JOURNEY WITH HIM.!!!
YOU ARE REALLY GREAT KUKKU.....

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Tahir Hussain, Mangalore / Dubai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
One thing is missing in this article. We are not fighting. I can see all the comments from Mangloreans. There is no comments for any Hindu or Muslim. Thanks Daijiworld for sharing such wonderful pictures which made all of us to feel that we are Manglorean.

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zeena, mangalore/bangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
kya bath hai R.Bhandarkar sir..:)

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KRPrabhu, Kudla/Bangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Zeena O Zeena,
Thum bina kya jeena...
Bhandarkarmam karte kabhi naa...
Achha hai aisa hona....

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Thanzeel, Kuwait
Tue, Apr 16 2013
SUPERRRRRRRB!

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Naveen Shetty, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
'Doorada Betta Nunnage'. The pictures look good but the ground situation is pathetic. The city is growing without a proper plan.

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R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Dayye Yenka Phone Malthada Pande
Photo Thudu Aaye Laa Phoddhu Pothe
Aaath Mith Itter Pandadah
Ayeglaa, Kudoyerglaa Gothittiji Ge!
Photolu Yedde Baidandah Pandaa
Phole-Ithe Gothu Yenna Awasthe-Pande!
Nanah Sadyog Mith Phovaye!!

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Mahesh, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
When I look at these scenes, my legs are shaking and trembling with gada gada, gudu gudu emotions.

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Bollu, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
may be it's due to after effect of iran tremor..!!

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Browny - Kuwait, Kuwait
Tue, Apr 16 2013
"Let me Invest in Mangalore"

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Mahesh S Kotian, MLR/SMG
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Awesome pictures.Somebody can think of paragliding in Mangalore as a good business proposition so that people can enjoy the breath taking view.

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R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Zeena O Zeena!
Hota Nahin To Bhi Main Shaayar
Dangh Rehtaa Yeh Sab Dek Khar...
Kitna Khubsoorat Hain Mera Shahar..
Ruk Ke Ek Baar Bhi Dekha Nahin Magar!

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Sriram, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wah wah kya baat hai.

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Nayeem khan, Gurukambla-Kaikamba
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Managlore is becoming a Land of Rising Sun with many commercial and residential complex and its nice place to live with reasonable crowed and natural beauty under one umbrella ...I AM PROUD TO BE AN MANGALOREAN.

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Sunil, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Awesom........thanks daiji

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Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY BY MR. DAYANANDA KUKKAJE WORTH SEEING.

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Bollu, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
While comparing Mangalore with Udipi...Udipi is far far better..still preserved beauty..totally a village life..it smooth's one's eyes..we love it very much..Mangalore lost Natural Beauty...!!

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NAS, mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Nice Pics from team Daijiworld. Mangalore looks beautiful from the skies.
When we touch the ground lot of pollution. Let us keep it clean and green.

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Hindustani, Manipal/Dubai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Dear Daya, Good effort..seen beauty (concrete) of mangalore. ...& where is tajmahal sweets(halwa)..ideal icecreams...?not found...?

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salman, RIYADH/KSA
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Masha Allha ..... Hats off daya .... Good Coverage

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Shawn, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Amazing, i really appreciate the quality of the lens it soooo good that i can clearly see Bhandarkar's house.

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Vishal, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Extremely nice pictures. Absolutely fantastic. Worth preserving for our grand children who will certainly miss the greenery which has already gone down considerably.

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R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Aike Panpun 'Mith Povudu'Pandadah
Maatha Elya 'Tojund Athe'?
Naremane Na'Address'ye Ijji!
Maatha Building, Kallah. Mannah...
Dayya Wah Dayya
Onte Tulla Yaa....

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Sriram, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Very less coconut trees as compared to few years back.

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sathish ira, mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
is it mangalore???? wonderful photos daya u r lucky congrats

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Ramdas, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Thats why we love Mangalore. Kudla simply Rocks...!!

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Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Breathtaking Mangalore..I agree with caption. Photos are really wonderful.But I bet if you ask that Director who was on paraglider to visit Mangalore city by bus/car/walk,will change his opinion.He will run like sprinter Usain Bolt or faster than him if he comes to KSRTC or Service Bus stand..

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vnayak, mangalore/switzerland
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Good news is that unlike Mumbai where you see only slums from above here we see no slums. Bad news is that the miserable state of raods can be seen even from such a height.

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zeena, mangalore/bangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Very Nice to see pictures of NAMMA KUDLA...Now waiting for shayari from
R.Bhandarkar Sir...:)

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Sriram, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Wow Bhandarkar maama i can see your cottage in the above photos.

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zainaba, m'lore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
MASHA-ALLAHA........

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Ranjit D'Souza, Mangalore / Saudi Arabia
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Mind blowing pictures ... Hats off Daya ... daring and amazing clicks.

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Bryan, Bahrain
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Dayanand Kukkaje and Nikolai Singh,
Great job guys,Great lens,Thanks for sharing.I am going to save these picture

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A P BHAT, Puttur
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Picture is quite depressing.Few years back if you you have a look westwards from Tagore park or from Aloysius college Mangalore was a coconut groove.Now only a patch of green left.We have lost culturally and geographycally our Kudla long back.

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Khaleel, Ullal Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Arial view of Mangalore is really looking superb.Thank you Daya.It is even better if you chould take some shot of our Arbian sea

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Tanveer, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
The Greenery is GONE.

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Herrick, Mumbai
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Awsome pictures. Nice to see the trains at the mangalore central station. Thanks Daijiworld.

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ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA
Tue, Apr 16 2013
The scene look like Mumbai City...Dear Mr Daya Kukkage(AIRBORNE)...Good snaps and beauty of Kudla well showcased...

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D Bhat, Mumbai
Thu, Apr 18 2013
Are you being sarcastic? If Mangalore looks like Mumbai, that is really sad... It should look like a paradise and not a slum city!

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Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Gold prices are falling down.
Wait the Construction contract builders and real estate business will fall like a pack or cards.

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MM ALVARES, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
BEAUTIFUL MANGALORE....OUR OWN MANGALORE....ANYBODY FEEL ENVY TO SEE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, SIMPLY SUPERB....THANKS.

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Bollu, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
so many skyscrappers...??
where we are heading...!!!

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Shrisha, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 16 2013
Concrete jungle I'm afraid....

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