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Varanga is a village in Karkala Taluk in Udupi district of Karnataka, India.[1] It has a population of 4,011 according to 2011 census. This village is an important Jain center.

Varanga
village
Kere Basadi
Varanga Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Varanga Varanga (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 13°23′46.53″N 75°0′30.14″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Government
• Body	Village Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Tourism

Kere Basadi

Kere Basadi is a 12th-century temple, considered to be unique for being situated in the middle of a lake. The mulnayak of the temple is Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara. The temple is built in chaturmukha style, having four entrance[2] and a chaturmukha idol. The temple also includes a Jain Matha.[3]

Other Basadis

Neminatha Basadi is a stone temple built in 9th century. The shrine is 70 by 70 feet (21 m × 21 m) in dimensions with a thatched roof. The temple has a ornate torana housing an image of seated tirthankar.[4]

The Kathale Basadi, Mathada Basadi, and Chandranath Basadi are other important temples in the region dating back 1,000 years.[5][3][6][7]

References

Citation

Sources

• Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6
• Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6.
• D'Souza, Sandhya (2010-01-10). "Basadis are testimony to rich". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
• Prabhu, Ganesh (2017-10-21). "Lesser-known tourist spots of Udupi in focus". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
• Padaki, Arun (2014-06-23). "A mid-lake spiritual wonder". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

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