Mangai Basadi
The Mangai Basadi dedicated to Shantinatha consists of a garbhagriha, a sukhanasi and a navaranga. An inscribed image of Vardhamana […]
Kalyani
On the way to Indragiri from the vidyananda Yatri Nivas, the first object that meets the eye of the visitor […]
Akhanda Dwara
The entrance to the court of the colossal image is called Akhanda Dwara or Akhanda-Bagilu since a good part of […]
Panchaparameshti Basadi
The Panchaparameshti Basadi or the Danashale basadi near the entrance to Akkana Basadi enshrines the Pancha-parameshthi group. The five panchaparameshtis […]
Nagara Jinalaya
Nagara Jinalaya bears a simple architecture with Devakoshtas. There is Adinatha Tirthankara statue in the Garbhagriha. It was built by […]
Akkana Basadi
Akkana Basadi in the town, Shanthishwara temple in Jinanathapura built in 12th-13th century are the good pieces of Hoysala sculpture […]
Bhandari Basadi
It is the largest temple seen in the town at Shravanabelagola and is built at different stages in different times. […]
Enclosure
The Kannada, Marathi and Tamil inscriptions on either side of the image immediately below those of chamundaraya state that the […]
Chouri Bearers
On both sides of the image of Gommata, a little to the front, are two Chouri/Chamara bearers about 6 feet […]
Mahamastakabhisheka
The word Mahamasthakabhisheka/Mahamastakabhisheka is a combination of three words viz: Maha (great), Masthaka (head) and Abhisheka (anointing) which literally means […]