Thousand Pillars Temple
Moodabidri is a small town 37 km
northeast of the Dakshin Kannada district headquarters, Mangalore, in
Karnataka, India. Because of widely grown Bamboo in ancient days, this place
got named as Moodabidri. Moodabidri comes from two words Moodu and Bidiru.
Mooda means East and Bidiru means Bamboo. This place was also known as
Mooduvenupura.
Savirakambada Basadi (Thousand
Pillars Temple) built in AD 1462 Basadi of 1000 pillars, famous for its stone
sculpture. It is also called as “Thribhuvana Thilaka Choodamani”. Mahadwar, Bhairadevi, Chitradevi, Namaskaara,
Teerthankara and Garbha gudi are the 8 Mantapas here. The idol (8ft high) of
Chandranatha is established in the garbha gudi. Supaarshwa and Chandraprabha
Theerthankara idols are worth visiting. It is said that no two pillars are
identical.
The 2.5 metres tall bronze image of Lord Chandranatha Swami in the sanctum of this basadi is considered to be very sacred. This three storied construction was supported by the rulers, the Jain Bhattaraka Swamiji, merchants and the common people. The temple is famous for the open pillared hall in front, consisting by a large variety of ornate pillars decorated with carvings typical of Vijayanagara style. A 15-meter tall single stone pillar called Manastambha stands in front of the basadi.
The 2.5 metres tall bronze image of Lord Chandranatha Swami in the sanctum of this basadi is considered to be very sacred. This three storied construction was supported by the rulers, the Jain Bhattaraka Swamiji, merchants and the common people. The temple is famous for the open pillared hall in front, consisting by a large variety of ornate pillars decorated with carvings typical of Vijayanagara style. A 15-meter tall single stone pillar called Manastambha stands in front of the basadi.
Moodabidri was the seat of the
Chowtas a Jain ruling family, who were originally located at Puthige, about 5
km from here. They moved their capital to Moodabidri in the 17th century. The
remains of the 17th century Chowta Palace is known for its beautifully carved
wooden pillars and ceilings.
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