Manastambha

Carving on the manastambha in front of Parshwanath Basadi.

Carving on the manastambha in front of Parshwanath Basadi.

Carving on the manastambha in front of Parshwanath Basadi.

Carving on the manastambha in front of Parshwanath Basadi.

The manastambha in front of the Parshwanath basadi has a pavilion on the top containing standing Jina figures facing four directions. A manastambha differes from a Brahmadeva pillar which has a seated figure of Brahma yaksha at the top. This pillar is sculptured on all the four sides of the base and contains the figure of Padmavathi on the south, Yaksha on the east, seated Kushmandini on the north and a galloping horseman (the emblem of Brahmadeva) on the west. It was set up by a Jaina merchent Puttaiya, during the rule of the Mysore King Chikka Deva Raja Wodeyar (1672-1704 A.D.), who is also stated to have erected the enclosing wall of the temple area.