Jain Basadi:Karkala was an extraordinary Jain focus from the antiquated times nad was the capital of the Santra crew. The gigantic Gommata statue here was commissioned in 1432 A.d. by Veera Pandyadeva a leader of Bhairarasa(santra) group of Karkala,who controlled here throughout the fourteenth century A.d.this statue has been cut out of a solitary stone standing on a 300feet high rise. On the strides of the knoll there lies a delightful tank named as Ramasamudra.
The really popular Shanthinatha Basadi was inherent 1334 A.d..chaturmakha Basadi otherwise called Tribhuvantilak sanctuary was implicit the sixteenth century. This sanctuary stands on 108 columns which are exceptionally engaging with excellent carvings on it.on the three sides of this sanctuary are established the icons of Bhagwan Arahnatha,bhagwan Mallinatha and Bhagwan Munisuvrata and on the fourth side are instated the symbols of the 24 Tirthankaras. The Karkala Jain muth has Sri Lalithakeerthi Bhataraka Swamiji as the Bhataraka.
The different sanctuaries in Karkala incorporate Parshwanatha Basadi which has an icon of Bhagawan Parshwanatha and a symbol of Padmavathi Devi and Chandranatha Basadi it has in it the symbol of Bhagawan Chandranatha in the Kayotsarga pose on top of the icon of Yakshi Kushmandini.