Moodabidri

Moodubidire (Bedra, Mooduvenupura ) is a city and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangaluru, in Karnataka, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bedra
Settlement.native_name: Bedra
Settlement.native_name_lang: Bedra (Tulu, Beary, Urdu)
Settlement.nicknames: Jain Kashi of the South, Pensioner's Paradise, Shikshana Kashi of the South (Educational Hub)
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Thousand Piller Temple, Moodbidri.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Saavira Kambada Basadi Jain temple at Moodubidire
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Karnataka
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Karnataka, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1

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Demographics
Location
Religion and culture
Tradition and festivals{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
Hulivesha
Navaraatri
Maari Pooja or Rashi Pooja
Bhoota Kola
Kambala
Korikatta
Nagaradhane
Dindu / Karthik Poornima (Lakshadeepotsava)
Muslims Eid-al-Fitr
Nudisiri
Education
History
Industries
Transport facilities
Long distance travel and local transport
Entertainment{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
Notable people
Climate
Photo gallery
See also
References
External links

Moodubidire (Bedra, Mooduvenupura ) is a city and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangaluru, in Karnataka, India.

Because of widely grown bamboo in ancient days, this place was named as Moodubidire. Moodubidire comes from two Kannada words, Moodu "east" and Bidiru "bamboo".