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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| sect = [[Digambar]]<br />
| image = File:Jain temple, Wayanad IMG 3494 by Joseph Lazer.jpg<br />
| caption = ''Ganapathi Vattam''<br />
| alt = Sultan Bathery temple<br />
| native_name = സുൽത്താൻ ബത്തേരി ക്ഷേത്രം<br />
| native_name_lang = ml<br />
| map_type = India Kerala#India<br />
| map_size = 200<br />
| location = [[Sultan Bathery]], [[Wayanad]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|39|36.6|N|76|15|02.5|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| established = 13th Century<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| architecture_style = [[Vijayanagara architecture]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sultan Bathery temple''', originally known as '''Ganapathi Vattam''', is a famous [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]] located at [[Sultan Bathery]], earlier known as [[Kidanganad]] town of Kerala.{{sfn|Archaeological Survey of India|1903|p=19}} <br />
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== About temple ==<br />
The Sultan Bathery temple originally known as, Ganapathi Vattam, was constructed in the 13th century CE by Jains migrated to the region from [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Karnataka]].<ref name="townplanning">{{cite web |title=Heritage of Kerala, Wayanad |url=https://townplanning.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Heritage-series-Waynad-1.pdf |website=[[Kerala State Planning Board]] |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>{{sfn|Singh|Brown|Harding|Holden|2013|p=710}} The temple was built during the reign of [[Vijayanagara empire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bathery Jain Temple, Wayanad |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/bathery-jain-temple/583 |publisher=[[Department of Tourism (Kerala)]] |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bathery Jain Temple |url=https://rural.tourism.gov.in/Bathery-Jain-Temple-attraction.html |website=Rural Tourism |publisher=[[Ministry of Tourism (India)]] |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> The temple is a 25 x 7.5 x 4 meter structure that features ornate columns and a stone slabs roof. The temple was an important Jain center until, the temple was invaded and later used it to keep his ''battery'' (ammunition store)) by [[Tipu Sultan]], of [[Kingdom of Mysore]], in the 18th century.{{sfn|George|2021|p=141}} The temple is part of Jain circuit of Kerala.<ref name="townplanning" /><ref>{{cite news |title=New 'circuit' to promote Jain culture in Wayanad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2022/dec/16/new-circuit-to-promote-jain-culture-in-wayanad-2528562.html |access-date=6 March 2023 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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The temple is a protected monument under the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{citation|url = http://townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Pages/Monuments%20Thrissur/index.htm|title = ASI|access-date = 30 December 2015|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142154/http://townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Pages/Monuments%20Thrissur/index.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Kidanganad Jain Basti Sultan Bathery.jpg|Temple Complex<br />
File:Sultan Bathery - Jain Temple Front.jpg|Temple facade<br />
File:Sultan Bathery - Jain Temple - Mandapa - 2.jpg|Mandapa<br />
File:Sultan Bathery - Jain Temple - Pillar Relief - 1.jpg|Image of Jina on pillar<br />
File:Jain temple, Wayanad DSC 0859 by Joseph Lazer.JPG|Pillar at the temple<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jainism in Kerala]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book | author=Archaeological Survey of India | author-link=Archaeological Survey of India |title=Annual Report of the Archaeological Department, Southern Circle, Madras | url=https://archive.org/details/annualreportarc00indigoog | publisher=Government Press | location=Madras | year=1903 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last=George | first=Neena | title=Just a Miracle: My Tryst with Infertility | url={{Google books|O45LEAAAQBAJ|pg=PT141|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Notion Press]]| year=2021 | isbn=9781639575480 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Singh | first1=Sarina | last2=Brown | first2=Lindsay | last3=Harding | first3=Paul | last4=Holden | first4=Trent | last5=Karafin | first5=Amy | last6=Morgan | first6=Kate | last7=Noble | first7=John | title=Lonely Planet South India & Kerala | url={{Google books|9XzyAAAAQBAJ|pg=PT710|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] | isbn=9781743217948 | year=2013 }}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:13th-century Jain temples]]<br />
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Wayanad district]]<br />
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