Karkala

Karkala () () is a town and the headquarters of eponymous Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. It is well known as an important center of Jainism, with several ancient basadis (Jain temples) and the iconic 42-foot monolithic statue of Bahubali (Gommateshwara) dating back to the 15th century. Karkala lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats, and has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a major tourist and transit destination due to its strategic location along the way to Hebri, Sringeri, Kalasa, Horanadu, Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya and Dharmasthal

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Settlement.name: Karla
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.nickname: Jain pilgrimage center
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 6
Settlement.map_caption: Karkala in Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Udupi
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 1912
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 23.06
Settlement.elevation_m: 80
Settlement.population_total: 25824
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011

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Area: 23.06
Elevation: 80
Image: The great manustamba.jpg
Dialing code: 8258

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Commons category: Karkala
postal code: 574104
inception: 1912-00-00

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Etymology
History
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Language
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== Etymology == Black granite is abundant in the area, and used widely in the local architecture. Hence, the name of the town is derived from kari-kal, meaning black stone. There is still a place called as Kariya Kall in the city which means 'Black Rock' in Tulu and Kannada languages. The name 'Kariya Kall/ ಕರಿಯಕಲ್ಲ್ changed to 'Karikal/ಕರಿಕಲ್' and eventually to 'Karkal/ಕರ್ಕಲ್/ಕಾರ್ಕಳ್'. However, some studies assert that the original name was 'Kari Kola' meaning 'elephant lake' in Tulu and Kannada languages, which today is known as 'Anekere'. The current official name "Karkala" is in use since the times of the British, while it is still referred to as "Karla" by the local Tulu population.