Karkala
Karkala is a small town about 60 km from Mangalore. It was a major center for Jainism during the Maurya and Vijaynagar empire and still holds remains of the architecture of that period in the form of Chaturmukha Baskadi and Bahubali statue.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (210 feet)
- Also known as“Karkal”“Karkal Taluk”
- Location
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Latitude
13.245° or 13° 14′ 42″ north
Longitude
75.011° or 75° 0′ 40″ east
Open location code
7J5Q62W6+29
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