Bhandara Basadi

Template:Infobox religious building

Bhandara Basadi or Chaturvimsati Tirthankar Basadi is a Jain temple (basadi) built in located in Shravanabelagola, a town in Karnataka, India.

History

The temple was constructed in 1159 CE by Hula Raja, a general and bhandari (Template:Translation) during the reign of King Narasimha I of Hoysala Empire, giving temple the name Bhandara Basadi. According to inscription, dating back to 1159 CE, inside the temple gave grants for the temple and gave the name Bhavya-Chamundi temple.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn One inscription inside the temple records a major dispute between Vaishnav and Jain and its resolution by King Bukka of Vijayanagara Empire.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Architecture

File:Bhandara basadi - aerial view.jpg

Aerial view of Bhandara Basadi

Bhandara Basadi is the largest temple in Shravanabelagola measuring Template:Convert. The temple is dedicated to 24 Tirthankaras and is hence also known as Chaturvimsati Tirthankar Basadi. The garbhagriha houses Template:Convert idols of 24 Tirthankaras in kayotsarga posture with a ornate pedestal.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn There are idols of Padmavati and Brahmdev outside the garbhagriha.Template:Sfn The central part of navaranga (hall) floor contains a Template:Convert monolithic slab which popular in Hoysala architecture.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

The temple also includes a monolithic manasthamba with chaturmukha idol facing four cardinal direction.Template:Sfn Template:Clear

See also

• Akkana Basadi
• Gommateshwara statue
• Chandragupta basadi
• Chavundaraya Basadi

References

Sources

• Studying Early India: Archaeology, Texts, and Historical Issues{{#if:Chattopadhyaya|, Chattopadhyaya}. Orient Blackswan(2003). ISBN 9788178241432
• Karnataka's Rich Heritage - Art and Architecture{{#if:Chugh|, Chugh}. Notion Press(2016). ISBN 9789352068258
• Karnataka's Rich Heritage – Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras: An Amalgam of Hindu Mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra{{#if:Chugh|, Chugh}. Notion Press(2017). ISBN 978-19-4713-736-3
• Seeing Spiritual India{{#if:Knapp|, Knapp}. iUniverse(2008). ISBN 9780595614523
• The Routledge Handbook of the State in Premodern India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor & Francis(13 January 2022). ISBN 9781000485141
• Bangalore - Mysore{{#if:Raman|, Raman}. Orient Blackswan(1994). ISBN 9780863114311
• The Sacred ʹSravaṇa-Beḷagoḷa: A Socio-religious Study{{#if:Sangave|, Sangave}. Bhartiya Jnanpith(1981). ISBN 9789326355599
• [[[:Template:Google books]] Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography]. Abhinav Publications(1987).