Varanga

Coordinates: 13°23′46.53″N 75°0′30.14″E / 13.3962583°N 75.0083722°E / 13.3962583; 75.0083722
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Varanga
village
Kere Basadi
Kere Basadi
Varanga is located in Karnataka
Varanga
Varanga
Location in Karnataka, India
Varanga is located in India
Varanga
Varanga
Varanga (India)
Coordinates: 13°23′46.53″N 75°0′30.14″E / 13.3962583°N 75.0083722°E / 13.3962583; 75.0083722
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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

Tourism[edit]

Kere Basadi[edit]

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[edit]

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]

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Citation[edit]

  1. ^ "Varanga Village Population - Karkal - Udupi, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in.
  2. ^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, pp. 42–43.
  3. ^ a b D'Souza 2010.
  4. ^ Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 44.
  5. ^ Shah 1987, p. 144.
  6. ^ Prabhu 2017.
  7. ^ Padaki 2014.

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