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Varanga, Udupi district, Karnataka · 13.3963°, 75.0084°
A Jain basadi standing on an island in the middle of a lake at Varanga, reached by boat, with four entrances facing the images of Parshvanatha, Neminatha, Shantinatha and Anantanatha. Inscriptions record land grants from the Vijayanagara ruler Deva Raya II in 1424 and later donors in the sixteenth century.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Devotees hold that a flower falling from the right side of the image is a sign of the Tirthankara's blessing.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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