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.
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.
3. Vennoor Bahubali
TirthA historic monolithic statue of Bahubali Swamy, 20 kms from Moodbadri. There is another temple behind the Bahubali statue.
4. Adinath Swamy Basadi, Vennoor
TempleLocated within 1 km of the Vennoor Bahubali statue.
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.
6. Ratnatraya Basadi Atishay Kshetra
TirthLocated 23 kms from Dharmasthala, a sacred site offering night stay facilities.
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.
2. Chaturmukh Basadi, Karkala
TempleUnique four-faced architectural marvel of Karkala.
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.
4. Kundadri Shri Parshwanath Basadi
TirthJust 44 kms from Varanga, this place is known for being the tapasthali of Acharya Shri Kund Kund Swamy.
5. Jwalamalini Atishay Kshetra, N R Pura
TirthProminent temple dedicated to Yakshini Jwalamalini and Shri Chandraprabha Swamy, located 58 kms from Kundadri.
6. Humcha Jain Temple
TirthMajor pilgrimage center for Padmavati Devi and Shri Parshwanath Bhagwan. Located 55 kms from Jwalamalini Atishay Kshetra.