The small town of Kapu or Kaup is located very close to Udupi on the NH 17 highway of Konkan Karnataka. Inter-city buses and local buses to & from Udupi/Mangalore – inexpensive ones as well as AC volvos pass by Kapu.

One of the popular Mariamma temples in this town is right opposite the bus stop. I tried asking which deity this ‘Mariamma’ is but didn’t get a proper response. A quick google search tells me that she is the rain goddess in south India. A form of Durga/Kali which makes sense as I think all goddesses in Hinduism come from Shakti – energy.

Now the star attraction – Kapu Lighthouse was pretty amazing.

The Lighthouse tall and high!

The sea there is so terrific – raging away in all its fury!

Quite ferocious n awesome

There is a nice little parapet leading to the lighthouse. The lighthouse is on a rock and there are places to sit on this rock, so lot of people climb this rock and sit around there.

Believe it or Not 😉

The lighthouse has some timings when it is open for visitors. I saw this board there, but don’t know about whether it is still valid.

Around the lighthouse I saw couple of very natural, non-touristy beaches. I would have loved to explore but I had to be on my way. From the look of it however these might be truly untouched beaches cause I can’t see any tourist related facility there like cafe or vendors or boating etc..

Virgin beaches @ Kapu

Behind the lighthouse there is small inlet of water, would have loved to play around in it!

So inviting! 😉

Karnataka Backwaters just behind the Lighthouse

At Kapu lighthouse – backpack n all!

Apart from the lighthouse and beaches, the town has 3 Mariamma temples and a Tipu Sultan Fort. Another interesting place to visit if time permits is Shankarpura – this is a small town which has distinguished itself by exporting Jasmine flowers is very close to Kaup. Would be good to see some Jasmine farms!