Moodabidri

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Moodabidri is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned as a major Jain cultural and religious center with numerous ancient temples and rich traditional architecture.

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Moodabidri canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
architecturalStyle traditional Jain temple architecture
traditional coastal Karnataka architecture
climate tropical monsoon climate
containsManuscripts ancient Jain palm-leaf manuscripts
country India
distanceFrom Mangalore about 34 kilometres
economyBasedOn agriculture
arecanut cultivation
coconut cultivation
rubber plantations
governingBody Town Municipal Council
hasEducationalInstitution Alva’s College
Alva’s Education Foundation campuses
Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology
hasFestival Alva’s Nudisiri cultural festival
Jain religious festivals
hasHeritageSite Ammanavara Basadi
Guru Basadi
Saavira Kambada Basadi
Thousand Pillar Temple
other Jain basadis
heritageStatus important Jain pilgrimage center in South India
historicalSignificance major Jain center since medieval period
knownAs Jain Kashi of the South
knownFor Jain cultural heritage
Jain temples
traditional architecture
languageSpoken Kannada
Konkani
Tulu
locatedIn Karnataka
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Dakshina Kannada district
locatedInRegion Tulu Nadu
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Mangalore
nearbyRiver Phalguni River
nearestAirport Mangalore International Airport
nearestMajorRailwayStation Mangaluru Junction
religionMajorityOrInfluence Jainism
stateCapitalOf none
transportConnection connected by road to Karkala
connected by road to Mangalore
connected by road to Udupi
UTCOffset +5:30

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Tulu Nadu hasMajorTown Moodabidri