Manjusha Museum

Manjusha Museum is a heritage museum located in Dharmasthala town in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, near the Shri Manjunatha Temple. Established and maintained by the Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, it houses an extensive private collection of antiques, art objects, temple chariots, vintage cars, manuscripts, paintings, and ethnographic artifacts that illustrate the history and culture of coastal Karnataka and the temple town.

Visitors can expect a two-building museum complex displaying a diverse private collection. The main building houses antiques, stone and metal sculptures, paintings, manuscripts, temple artifacts, jewellery and household objects. An adjacent annex displays a collection of vintage cars, temple chariots and carriages. The museum is located within walking distance of the Dharmasthala temple in a maintained campus with galleries arranged thematically for self-guided viewing.

Established by Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala, the museum preserves his decades-long private collection of historical artifacts, temple-related objects, manuscripts, sculptures and vintage automobiles, reflecting the heritage of the Dharmasthala temple town and coastal Karnataka region.

The museum showcases the cultural heritage of coastal Karnataka and the Dharmasthala temple tradition, displaying religious artifacts, folk art, temple chariots, and everyday objects that illustrate local craftsmanship, rituals and social history.