Why visit Mūdbidri
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 5 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Dr Soans / diSoans Farm.
Weather in Mūdbidri
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About Mūdbidri
Moodabidri or Moodubidire (Mūḍubidire; also called Mudbidri, Moodbidri, Bidrem and Bedra) is a city and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangaluru, in Karnataka, India.
From the Wikipedia article Moodabidri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Mūdbidri on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks2
Dr Soans / diSoans Farm
Monument and historic site · 3.6 km
Founded by German and Swiss missionaries in 1926 the farm helped to make an area agriculturally independent that was otherwise fully...
574213 Bejai Main Road
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Churches and places of worship15
Daily:6.45 a.m, Saturday:4.15 p.m. - Novena and Mass, Sunday:7.45 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. - Mass
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.1 km
Gantalkatte, Moodbidri, Mangalore
Putthige Shri Somanateshwara Temple
Place of worship · 4.1 km
puttige padavu, Mudbidre
3 more on the map.
History
Moodabidri was ruled by the Jain Chowta dynasty 1603, who moved their capital to Moodabidri in 1603. They lost power when the region was taken over by Tipu Sultan They continued symbolic rituals after the British defeated Tipu Sultan. The last coronation at Moodabidri was done in 1865 according to a Pattavali.
There are 18 lakes, 18 Jaina Basadis, 18 temples, and 18 roads connecting various villages in Moodbidri.
During 14th–16th centuries this town emerged as a center of Jain religion, culture, art and architecture. 18 Jain temples, known as Basadis, were constructed during this period. The Jain Math at Moodabidri is headed by a Bhattaraka belonging to the Mula Sangh order.
The most famous among them are Guru basadi, Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani Basadi (known as "Thousand Pillar Temple") and Ammanavara Basadi.
Guru basadi is the earliest of the Jain monuments. A stone idol of Parshwanatha, about 3.5 metres tall, is installed in the sanctum of this basadi. Here the rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts of 12th century A.D. known as ‘Dhavala texts’ are preserved.
From the History section of Moodabidri on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare4
Map of Mūdbidri
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mangalore International Airport (IXE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Sānūru 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Muduperar 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Badagal Ulipādi 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Kolambe 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Bajpe 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Mangaluru 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Udupi 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
- Kāsaragod 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Kanhangad 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Chikmagalūr 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 1000-Pillar-Temple- Moodbidri-Right-Side-View, Vaikoovery, CC BY 3.0
- Tribhuvan tilak chudamani-jain-temple, Uajith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thousand Piller Temple, Moodbidri, Nerenki Parshwanath, CC BY-SA 4.0
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