Ujire is a small town near Dharmasthala

Dharmasthala

Dharmasthala is a temple village on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the Belthangadi taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka....

.It is situated in Belthangady

Belthangady

Belthangady is the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Belthangady taluk is mostly covered by forests. Western ghats provide scenic beauty, especially during the monsoon season that usually lasts from the month of June to September...

 taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. This is a junction where the road deviates to Dharmasthala and Mudigere of Chikkamagaluru.

Educational Institutes

This place is famous for its educational institutes, most of them belonging to SDME (Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational) Trust.

• SDM Pre-University and degree college : One of the premier
• SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences : The pioneer college in India, providing degree in Naturopathy and Yogic Science.

• SDM Institute Of Technology : Engineering college started in the year 2007.

• Prasanna College of Education : B.Sc and Nursing.

• SDM Primary and Secondary School.

• Anugraha English Medium School.

• SDM English Medium School.

The head office for RUDSETI, a self employment training institute, is also located here.

Tourist Places

This is the starting point for most of the trekking places nearby. Some of them are mentioned below

• Jamalabad
  Jamalabad
  Jamalabad fort, located 8 km north of Beltangadi town, is 1788 ft above sea level and was formerly called Narasimha Ghada, which refers to the granite hill on which the fort is built. It is also referred locally as 'Jamalagadda' or 'Gadaikallu'.The fort was built by Tippu Sultan in 1794 and named...
  
   Fort-5 km
• Bandaje Falls-15km
• Kudremukh
  Kudremukh
  Kudremukh also spelled Kuduremukha is a mountain range in Chikkamagaluru district, in Karnataka, India. It is also the name of a small hill station town situated near the mountain, about 48 kilometers from Karkala and about 20 kilometers from Kalasa...
  
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Place of Worship

• Sri Janardhanaswami Temple.
• Surya Sadashivarudra Temple Nada.
• St.Antony Church.
• Mohiddin Juma Masjid.
• Tangai Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple