West Karnataka Coastal Pilgrimage
A journey through the coastal Jain belt featuring several Bahubali monoliths. The pilgrimage starts from Mangalore and ends at Humcha (near Arasalu station).
Day 1
1. Shri Digambar Jain Temple, Mangaluru
TempleAncient temple located near Mangalore Central station.
View on Maps ↗2. Saavira Kambada Basadi, Moodbadri
TirthFamous '1000-pillar temple' along with 17 other ancient temples (most temples are open only from 7 AM to 10 AM), get map from the jain mathada basadi. If bhojanshala is closed for some reason, you can go to Arihanth Ahaar restaurant for jain food.
View on Maps ↗3. Vennoor Bahubali
TirthA historic monolithic statue of Bahubali Swamy, 20 kms from Moodbadri. There is another temple behind the Bahubali statue.
View on Maps ↗4. Adinath Swamy Basadi, Vennoor
TempleLocated within 1 km of the Vennoor Bahubali statue.
View on Maps ↗5. Dharmasthala Bahubali
TirthLocated 32 kms from Vennoor, has a modern monolith of Bahubali Swamy with a dedicated Jain dining hall. There is another jain temple in the town.
View on Maps ↗6. Ratnatraya Basadi Atishay Kshetra
TirthLocated 23 kms from Dharmasthala, a sacred site offering night stay facilities.
View on Maps ↗Day 2
1. Karkala Bahubali
TirthLocated 45 kms from Ratnatraya Basadi, it houses an ancient monolith of Bahubali Swamy. Out of 23 temples in the town, 12 temples are ancient - Chaturmukha Basadi and Annekere Basadi (lake temple) being some of them. The Kshetra is about 1000 year old and famous for sculptures.
View on Maps ↗3. Varanga Lake Jain Temple
TempleA beautiful temple situated in the middle of a lake, 27 kms from Karkala. A serene 12th-century, four-faced (Chaturmukha) temple located in the middle of a 14-acre lake in Varanga village, Udupi district, Karnataka. Dedicated to Parshwanatha, this 850-year-old temple is accessed by a 100-meter boat ride, featuring intricate, star-shaped architecture surrounded by water lilies and lush nature.
View on Maps ↗4. Kundadri Shri Parshwanath Basadi
TirthJust 44 kms from Varanga, this place is known for being the tapasthali of Acharya Shri Kund Kund Swamy.
View on Maps ↗5. Jwalamalini Atishay Kshetra, N R Pura
TirthProminent temple dedicated to Yakshini Jwalamalini and Shri Chandraprabha Swamy, located 58 kms from Kundadri.
View on Maps ↗6. Humcha Jain Temple
TirthMajor pilgrimage center for Padmavati Devi and Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan. Located 55 kms from Jwalamalini Atishay Kshetra.
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