Moodbidri (KA)

Shri Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Jain Kashi Moodbadri
Village: Pranthaiyya, Teh: Moodbidri, Dist: South Kannada, Karnata 574 227
Phone nos: 08258 236318, 236418, 325105
Nearest cities: Mangalore 38 km, Udipi 50 km

Moodbidri is popularly known as Jain Kashi. Jainism was and still is strongly practiced in this place. There are 18 temples here. Popular among them are the thousand pillars temple, the guru temple which treasures the Dhavala text.

Apart from this, priceless idols made of precious gems are also stored here kept in safe and secured. There are 29 crystal idols, 35 idols made of diamond, emerald and ruby etc. There are many text written on palm leaves that are thousand of years old.