Dharmasthala Shri Chandranatha Swamy Basadi
an 800-year-old religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. The deities of the temple are Shiva, who is referred to as Mañjunatha, Ammavaru, the tirthankara Chandraprabha - enshrinening his golden image - and the protective gods of Jainism, Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumarasvami and Kanyakumari. The temple is considered unique since it belongs to the Shaiva sect of Hinduism. The priests are Shivalli Brahmins, who are Vaishnava, and the administration is run by a Jain Bunt family called the Pergade dynasty:
Trusts Managed By Dharmasthala:
- 21st Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala Temple: Dr. Veerendra Heggade.
- SDM Education trust
- SDM Education society
- Siddavana Gurukula
- Rural Employment Self Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETI)
- Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
- Shri Dharmasthala Siri Gramodyoga Samsthe (SIRI)
- Medical Trust
- Shanthivana Trust
- Dharmothana Trust
- Ayurvedic pharmacy, Udupi
In 1967-75 the Jain Heggade family erected a monolithic image Bahubali of Dharmasthala near the Chandranatha Swami Basadi.