Chaturmukha Basadi is a symmetrical Jain temple situated in Karkala, Karnataka, India.[2] It is one of the most famous monuments in Karkala.[1][3]
| Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala | |
|---|---|
ಚತುರ್ಮುಖ ಬಸದಿ | |
 Chaturmukha Basadi at Karkala | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath |
| Location | |
| Location | Karkala, Udupi, Karnataka |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1432 A.D.[1] |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
History
editThe Chaturmukha Basadi, was built in the late 16th century[4] by Immadi Bhairarasa Vodeya of the Santara dynasty in 1586. [5]
About Temple
editIt has four symmetrical faces and is thus called chaturmukha (four faces) basadi (a term used to refer to Jain temples in South India).[1] The temple has images of Tirthankara Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath.[2] This basadi, completely made of carved granite rocks, is known as Tribhuvana Tilaka Jina Chaityalaya or Ratnatraya dhama from inscriptions.[6]
It faces the famous Karkala Bahubali statue installed in the year 1432 by Veera Pandya of the Santara dynasty on February 13, 1432, on the instructions of the Bhattaraka of Karkala, Lalitakeerti.
Gallery
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Chaturmukha Basadi (view from the Gommateshwara statue of Karkala) -
Chaturmukha Basadi -
Kere Basadi -
Padmavati Basadi, Varanga Jain temple -
Pillar at Chaturmukha Basadi -
Roof at Chaturmukha Basadi -
pillar at Gommateshwara statue -
Gommateshwara Bahubali statue -
the shilpa at chaturmukha basati -
a pillar at chaturmukha basati -
Varanga Jain temple at the center of pond in Karkala
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Karkala Town Municipal Council, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
- ^ a b "Splendour in stone". The Hindu.
- ^ South Indian History Congress. 1986. p. 191.
- ^ Splendour in stone, NITYA BALAKRISHNAN AND S. RAMANATHAN, Hindu, June 24, 2007
- ^ Epigraphia Indica, KARKALA INSCRIPTION OF BHAIRAVA II.; SAKA.-SAMVAT 1508, H. Krishna Sastri Volume 8, 1906, pp. 124
- ^ "Chaturmukha Basadis of Karkala". Trayaan. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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