Mudabidri is known as the Jain Varanasi of south India. There are 18 Jain basadis in Mudabidri- the oldest of them is the 15th century Chandranath Basadi, also known as the Thousand Pillar Basadi. The main entrance opens onto a superb monolith pillar in front of the doorway.

The temple boasts of a valuable collection of jewel-encrusted metallic images of Jain Tirthankaras and superb monolithic columns in the Jain tradition, each with a different carving. The Jain Mutt near the main temple entrance has a library containing several beautiful 12th and 13th century palm leaf manuscripts.