Varanga Kere basadi Varanga Jain Temple Lake temple Chaturmukha Karkala tourism Karnataka tourism

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Kere Basadi – The Lake Temple of Varanga Popularly known as the Kere Basadi (meaning the Lake Temple)
It is believed that this Basadi has the history of 850 years. The Kere Basadi is dedicated to Lord Parshwanath, the 23rd Tirthankara. The basadi is a chaturmukha which has four entrances in four directions. The Kere Basadi houses the idols of Lord Parshwanatha, Lord Shanthinatha, Lord Ananthanatha and Lord Neminatha in Kayotsarga posture facing four different directions.
The idol of Goddess Padmavathi, Yakshi of the deity is installed in front of the Parshwanatha idol.
Kere Basadi is a four-faced symmetrical Jain temple, just like the Aane Kere Basadi (Elephant Lake Temple) of Karkala, which is another Chaturmukh temple situated amidst a lake. However, the Lake Temple of Varanga can be approached only by the means of a boat, unlike the Aane Kere Lake Temple of Karkala, which has an approach pathway to it. Lake Temple of Varanga Parshwanatha Basadi, the Kere Basadi of Varanga beautifully stands amidst a serene lake full of water-lilies. There is also another Chaturmukha basadi at Karkala but this one is built on a small hill. the Mathada Basadi, or Chandranatha Basadi near the banks of the lake, which also serves as the Jain monastery.
The only way to reach this Basadi in Varanga is in a small wooden boat.The Lake Temple and other Jain Temples of Varanga, Karkala
the kannada movie MUGULU NAGE song KERE YERI song was shot at Varanga Kere Basadi.
Varanga, a small village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka, is home to thousand year old Jain temples. This serene hilly village of Varanga lies surrounded in lush greenery, at about 24 kilometers north of the Karkala town, along the sylvan Karkala-Agumbe road. Varanga is worth visiting if you’re travelling by this way. Varanga has three Basadis, all close to each other – the Neminatha Basadi (1200 year old), Chandranatha Basadi (1000 year old) also known as Mathada Basadi (a monastery), and the 850 year old Parshwanatha Basadi (also known as the Kere Basadi, beautifully situated amidst a lake full of water lilies).
Varanga is 24 Kilometres from Karkala town, 34 kilometres from Manipal, 40 kilometres from Udupi town, and 79 kilometres from Mangaluru. There are buses that ply by this route from Karkala, Moodabidri and Mangaluru, which go towards Agumbe.

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