Shirva, India
| Shirva ಶಿರ್ವ | |
|---|---|
| town, village | |
| Nickname(s): manchakal | |
  Shirva Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°14′47″N 74°50′40″E / 13.2465°N 74.84445°ECoordinates: 13°14′47″N 74°50′40″E / 13.2465°N 74.84445°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State |
 Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tulu,Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KA 20 |
| Nearest city | Udupi |
Shirva is a village in Udupi taluk of Udupi district, Karnataka, India. The village is known for cultivation of flowers, especially Jasmine, called Mallige in Tulu, Kannada, Byari, Konkani, Hindi and English spoken by locals))
Location
Shirva is a small village located on the West Coast of India. It is at a distance of 20 k. m. from Udupi and 48 k. m. from Mangalore. Shirva is holds many education hubs such as Saint Mary's College,Shirva, MSRS among many others ad is also at an aprroachable distance from Manipal, Nitte, Udupi, and Karkala and also beaches like Kaup also city Mangalore which is the nearest airport. It has a Govt health center,a Govt telephone exchange, a post office, petrol pump, police station, Our Lady of Health Church, a few temples including Sri Mahalasa Narayani temple, and Vishnumurthi Temple and two mosques. Hindus, Christians, and Muslims are equally populated. Shirva has got 10 nationalized bank branches and a few regional banks. Shirva is well connected to different places and is a junction to Udupi, Kaup, Moodubelle, Padubidri and Karkala. The UPCL power plant and Strategic Crude oil plants are in proximity of Shirva.
Other
The predominant languages are Tulu, Konkani Byari and Kannada. Several people from this village, predominantly Christians, are working in Middle east and other western countries. Shirva has traditionally excelled in sports like Volleyball, Cricket and football at the state level.
The village was in international news during 2012, because of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse working in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes, Westminster, London apparently committed suicide because of prank calls from radio hosts pretending as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, hailed from this village and she was buried in this village.[1]
Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva
Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, is renowned for its Gothic architecture. The altar had beautiful Roman styled paintings, which has sadly be replaced with new paintings, after renovation.[2]
References
- ↑ TNN (16 December 2012). "Indian nurse's funeral in Karnataka Town". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ Naronha, Sapna (21 July 2015). "Paintings adorn the church wall" (Bangalore). Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2015.