About Moodabidri
Moodabidri is also called Mudbidri, Moodbidre and Bedra. It is a town and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangalore, in Karnataka, India.Because of widely grown bamboo in ancient days, this place was named as Moodabidri. Its average elevation is 147 metres (482 ft).Tulu is spoken by the majority of the population, followed by Kannada and Konkani. Moodabidri basically contains two villages: Pranthya and Marnad. Moodabidri is also called as "Jaina Kashi of the South.
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