Moodabidri Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Moodabidri is a quaint temple town, better known as the 'Jain Kashi', in Mangalore district of Karnataka. It is one of the major centers of Jainism in South India and has a concentration of Jain Basadi or temples. As an ancient Jain center of learning, 18 Jain temples were built between the 14th to the 16th century. They are adorned with exquisite images of Yakshas, Yakshinis and Jain Trirthankaras. It hosts thousands of followers of Jainism, when the grand Jain festival takes place every year. Apart from being a pilgrimage centre, Moodabidri is also growing as a tourism destination.

 SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS

Amongst the 18 Basadi, the most famous are Ammanavara Basadi, Guru Basadi and Tribhuvan Tilak Chudamani Basadi. While the magnificent stucco images in Leppada Basadi are a must see, do not miss the Parshawanatha stone idol in the Guru Basadi. The rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts, also famous as 'Dhavala texts' are preserved in this Basadi.