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Upon arrival meeting and assistance followed by transfer hotel. Afternoon proceed for a half day city tour of Bangalore. Beautiful gardens to serene lake to magnificent palaces, Bangalore offers a wide variety to its visitors. Visit Tipu Sultan's Palace, Bull Temple, Lalbagh (Hyder Ali - the Emperor of Mysore laid the foundation of the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens in the 18th century) The gardens were later completed by his son, Tipu Sultan. Overnight stay at Bangalore.
Breakfast at the hotel and proceed for excursion to Sharvanbelagola.
The statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali, at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important Jain pilgrim centres. It reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity under the patronage of Ganges of Talakad. There is a pond and two stony hills, called Chandragiri and Indragiri. Chandragiri has the Chandragupta basadi of the Ganges and the Parashwanatha basadi here is the biggest. The town below the hill has the Jaina matha whose walls have very old paintings. Shravanabelagola has over 500 inscriptions, and some of them are recording death by starving (`sallekhana') by Jaina ascetics and laymen.
Also visit Cave of Bhadrabahu where the sacred foot of Sritakavalli is worshipped. Manasthambha Basadi, has a beautiful pillar constructed in 17th century. Overnight stay at hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Mudbidri/ Moodabidri. Enroute visit Dharmastala. The ancient temple of Lord Manjunatha, where the deity of Shiva is worshipped in the form of Manjunatha is the main highlight here. On arrival at Moodabidri check-in at hotel. Rest of the day free for self-activities. Moodabidri is a quaint temple town, better known as the 'Jain Kashi'. Overnight stay at hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel visit Moodabidri, it is one of the major centres of Jainism in South India and has a concentration of Jain Basadi or temples. As an ancient Jain center of learning, 18 Jain temples were built between the 14th to the 16th century. Amongst the 18 Basadi, the most famous are Ammanavara Basadi, Guru Basadi and Tribhuvan Tilak Chudamani Basadi. While the magnificent stucco images in Leppada Basadi are a must see, do not miss the Parshawanatha stone idol in the Guru Basadi. The rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts, also famous as 'Dhavala texts' are preserved in this Basadi. Tribhuvan Tilak Chudamani Basadi or the Thousand Pillar Temple is ornately carved in the Vijayanagar style and is the largest amongst all. Overnight stay at hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Mangalore airport/railway station to connect flight/train for onward destination.
