Divine Karnataka Gokarna Udupi Mookambika Temple Dharmasthala Murudeshwar Iskcon Temple Shravanabelagola Mudabidri Venur Karkala Sringeri Inam Dattatreya Peetha Talacauvery Banavasi Khwaja Bande Nawaz Sharanabasaveshwara Shrine Basavakalyan Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Banashankari Koodalasangama Yellamma Temple Siddhaganga Shivaganga Devarayanadurga Nanjangud Melkote Talakad       District: Dakshina Kannada   Bangalore - 350km   Mangalore - 35km   Mangalore - 35km STD Code: 08252     Mudabidri is known as the 'Jain Varanasi' of South India. There are 18 Jain basadis in Mudabidri; the oldest of them is the 15th century Chandranatha Basadi, also known as the Thousand Pillars Basadi. The main entraonce, which faces the east, opens onto a superb monolithic pillar in front of the doorway. The temple boasts of a valuable collection of jewel-encrusted metallic images of Jain tirthankaras, and superb monolithic columns in the Jain tradition, each with a different carving. The Jain Mutt near the main temple entrance has a library containing some beautiful 12th and 13th century palm leaf manuscripts. It is worth visiting the 17th century Chowta Palace for its beautifully carved wooden pillars and ceilings.