Shri
Varang Tirth
How to Reach: The nearest railway station of Karkal is at a distance of 16 kilometers and Mangalore is at a distance of 68 meters. The little known Jaina temples of Varanga are within easy reach if one asks the driver of the morning bus from Humcha to Karkala to drop one at the appropriate halt at the northern entrance of Varanga yillage. From the bus-stop, having left one's luggage with the owner of the nearest tea- stall, it is but a straight walk of about a hundred metres to the east before a tall manastambha (free-standing pillar crowned by either a Jina or Brahmadeva image) and the first temple come into view, sign-posts pointing the way to the main shrine hidden behind trees at the bank of a lake. On request,. the keeper of the temple will call a who will take one to the unique shrine in the middle of the lake. There, on that tiny islet, heavenly quietude awaits the visitor, and once more he will be taken in by that indescribable aura so typical of many Jaina holy places. Bus service and private vehicles are available.
Art and Architecture: Bhagwan neminath
Historicity: There are 3 main temples: Chandranath temple of
math-jalmandir(chaturmukh temple)- neminath temple.
Chandranath temple is dedicated to mulnayak Bhagwan Chandraprabh and the idol is made of chandrashila and one could see the light across the idol
jalmandir:This temple is known as Jalmandir of southern regions. In the year 1711 of the Vikram era, Muni Shilvijay came here on a pilgrimage. In the past, this was a rich and prosperous city. On the hills here, there were sixty temples. This is an ancient tirth in Karnatak. At present, hundreds of people come here on Fridays for worship. They get absorbed in worship in order to fulfill their wishes. The idols of 4 Tirthankaras are on the vedi. Bhagwan Parsvanath- bhagwan neminath- bhagwan ananathnath- bhagwan Shantinath. the people have great faith in miraculous powers of devi padmvati and people from all religion come here to fulfill their wishes.
Trust: Shri Digambar Jain Mandir, Varang, Dist: Manglore State: Karnatak, India.