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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temple in Karnataka, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Koti Shetty Basadi Outside View.jpg<br />
| alt = Koti Basadi<br />
| caption = Exterior view of Koti Basadi<br />
| native_name = ಕೋಟಿ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಬಸದಿ<br />
| native_name_lang = kn<br />
| map_alt = Koti Basadi<br />
| map_caption = Location within Karnataka<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|13.0696|N|74.9975|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Moodabidri]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| deity = [[Neminatha]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 18<br />
| creator = Koti Shetty<br />
| established = 1401 C.E.<br />
| bhattaraka = <br />
| governing_body = Shri Moodabidri Jain [[Matha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Diwali (Jainism)| Depavali]]}}<br />
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'''Koti Basadi''' (also known as '''Koti Shetty Basadi''') is a Jain temple located in [[Moodabidri]], [[Karnataka]], India. It is one of the 18 major Jain temples in the region, known for its distinct architecture and historical significance associated with the merchant community of the 15th century.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Neminatha Swami-Koti Shetty Basadi.jpg|thumb|Idol of Tirthankara Neminatha]]<br />
The Koti Basadi was built in 1401 A.D. by '''Koti Shetty''', a prominent merchant from Betkeri. Koti Shetty was a trader who owned a fleet of ships and utilized them to conduct trade with distant regions, including [[China]] and [[Portugal]]. The temple is one of the eighteen major Jain Basadis in Moodabidri, which is known as the "Jain Kashi of the South".<ref>{{cite news |title=The myriad moods of Moodabidri |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/476964/myriad-moods-moodabidri.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=2015-05-11 |access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jainism in India - Moodabidri |url=https://www.jainheritagecentres.com/jainism-in-india/karnataka/moodabidri/ |publisher=Jain Heritage Centres |access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref> It was constructed during the Vijayanagara era influence in the region.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bhatt |first=P. Gururaja |title=Studies in Tuluva History and Culture |year=1975 |publisher=Manipal Power Press |location=Manipal |pages=423-440 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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According to inscriptions, Koti Shetty built the temple based on the instructions of the religious teacher '''Shrutha Muni Bhattaraka'''. He was responsible for the installation of the presiding deity, '''[[Neminatha]]'''. The idol stands two and a half feet tall, carved from black stone and inlaid with bronze plates.<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
[[File:Koti Shetty Basadi.jpg|thumb|View of the temple structure]]<br />
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===Entrance and Courtyard===<br />
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[[File:Koti Shetty Basadi Outside Entrance.jpg|thumb|The outer entrance]]<br />
[[File:Yard outside Koti Shetty Basadi.png|thumb|Yard outside Koti Shetty Basadi]]<br />
The temple complex is entered through a main gate that opens into a yard. Beyond the yard lies an outer entrance leading to a passageway. This passage is {{convert|3|m|ft}} wide and features raised platforms on both sides.<br />
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[[File:Koti Shetty Basadi Entrance.jpg|thumb|View of the inner courtyard entrance]]<br />
The passageway leads to the outer courtyard, an open space that encircles the main temple structure, used for ''Pradakshina'' (circumambulation). In the back-left corner of the courtyard stands the ''[[Kshetrapala]]'', along with Ashtanagakula Devathas.<br />
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===Main Hall and Sanctum===<br />
[[File:Koti Shetty Basadi Main Entrence.jpg|thumb|The main doorway]]<br />
[[File:Goddess Saraswathi-Koti Shetty Basadi.jpg|thumb|Idol of Goddess Padmavathi]]<br />
[[File:Koti Shetty Basadi Inside.jpg|thumb|Inside the temple hall]]<br />
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The main doorway leads into the first hall (mantapa). Access to the inner sanctum is traditionally restricted to members of the Indra family. The sanctum houses the idols of the Tirthankara '''[[Naminatha]]''' and '''[[Padmāvatī|Goddess Padmavati]]'''.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
The temple is located in the town of [[Moodabidri]], which is accessible via road from [[Mangalore]] (approx. 34 km) and acts as a hub for Jain heritage sites in the Dakshina Kannada district.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples]]<br />
[[Category:Jain architecture]]<br />
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