Teh Cj goes to the Chaturmukha Basadi Jain Temple

Well yesterday turned out pretty interesting. Me and the guys decided to travel to various places which were comparatively nearby when you consider my other travels.

Over the next four days I'll be posting about the 4 places we visited.All pictures were taken by my Nokia N82. First up is the Chaturmukha Basadi.

The Chaturmukha Basadi is a famous Jain temple, situated on a rocky hill at Karkala in Udupi District of Karnataka. Consecrated by Vir Pandya deva, the king of Bairarava family in 1432, the basadi was completed in 1586. It is built in the form of a square mandapa or hall, with a lofty doorway and pillared portico on each of its four sides. Since four identical doorways in four directions lead to the Garbhagriha, it is called Chaturmukha Basadi.





The Temple was pretty amazing. Everything carved out of stone. It reminded me a lot of the temples I saw in Hampi.




The roof is flat and is made of huge granite slabs. In the Garbhagriha, one can see the standing statues of Ara, Malli, and Suyrata. Besides these, the images of the 24th Tirthankar and Yakshi Padmavati can also be found.



There are a total of 108 pillars inside and outside the temple.



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-Teh Cj