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Naga-la Devi (1402)Temple in Moodbidri/Moodabidiri/ Moodabidri
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It is a small town, about 35-km northeast of Mangalore.
The most famous basidi is the 1000 pillared Chandranatha Basadi popularly known as "Savirakambha Basadi". The uniqueness is that no two pillars are identical. The devotees under the directions of the local ruler at that time - Devaraja Wodeyar of Nagamangala, built this in 1430 A.D.
In 1402 Naga-la Devi, the queen of Bhairava Raja (or Bhairadevi), erected the Manastambha, a huge monolith of a height of 50 feet, in front of the basadi (Jain temple). There are elaborate carvings on the sides of the plinth of the basadi, which, inter alia, has the figures of a giraffe and a dragon; and elaborately carved figures of chauri-bearers, drummers, elephant riders... this is perhaps indicative that the Jain merchants of those days had extensive trade contacts.
