# Varanga

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Village in Karnataka, India

Varanga village Kere Basadi Varanga Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Varanga Varanga (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 13°23′46.53″N 75°0′30.14″E / 13.3962583°N 75.0083722°E / 13.3962583; 75.0083722 Country India State Karnataka District Udupi Government • Body Village Panchayat Languages • Official Kannada Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

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

## Tourism

Main article: [Kere Basadi](/source/Kere_Basadi)

### Kere Basadi

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](/source/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

**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](/source/Thatched_roof). The temple has a ornate [torana](/source/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]

## References

### Citation

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Varanga Village Population - Karkal - Udupi, Karnataka"](http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/608874-varanga-karnataka.html). *www.census2011.co.in*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETitzeBruhn199842–43_2-0)** [Titze & Bruhn 1998](#CITEREFTitzeBruhn1998), pp. 42–43.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTED'Souza2010_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTED'Souza2010_3-1) [D'Souza 2010](#CITEREFD'Souza2010).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTETitzeBruhn199844_4-0)** [Titze & Bruhn 1998](#CITEREFTitzeBruhn1998), p. 44.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEShah1987144_5-0)** [Shah 1987](#CITEREFShah1987), p. 144.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPrabhu2017_6-0)** [Prabhu 2017](#CITEREFPrabhu2017).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPadaki2014_7-0)** [Padaki 2014](#CITEREFPadaki2014).

### Sources

- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998), [*Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence*](https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC) (2 ed.), [Motilal Banarsidass](/source/Motilal_Banarsidass), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-208-1534-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-208-1534-6)

- [Shah, Umakant Premanand](/source/Umakant_Premanand_Shah) (1987). [*Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC). Abhinav Publications. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-7017-208-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7017-208-6).

- D'Souza, Sandhya (10 January 2010). ["Basadis are testimony to rich"](https://www.deccanherald.com/content/101144/basadis-testimony-rich-jain-culture.html). *[Deccan Herald](/source/Deccan_Herald)*. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

- Prabhu, Ganesh (21 October 2017). ["Lesser-known tourist spots of Udupi in focus"](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/lesser-known-tourist-spots-of-udupi-in-focus/article19894386.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

- Padaki, Arun (23 June 2014). ["A mid-lake spiritual wonder"](https://www.deccanherald.com/content/415471/a-mid-lake-spiritual-wonder.html). *[Deccan Herald](/source/Deccan_Herald)*. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

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