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Founded by temple head Veerenda Heggade, the museum houses antiques, paintings, artefacts and temple chariots, collected from temples across Karnataka.
Manjusha Museum is in the town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka state, India. It houses antiques, paintings, artifacts, temple chariots, and vintage cars collected from temples across Karnataka. The museum is south of the Dharmasthala Temple. It was founded by Veerendra Heggade.
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An 800-year-old Hindu-Jain temple with idols of Hindu deities Manjunatha (Shiva) and Ammanavaru, as well as Tirthankara Chandraprabha. While the priests in the temple are Vaishnavite Madhwa Brahmins, the administration is run by a Jain Bunt family called the Pergades.
Another museum founded by the same person, housing vintage cars.