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{{Infobox religious building
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| image = Panchakuta Basadi (10th century AD) at Kambadahalli.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
| map_type =
| map_alt = Karnataka
| map_size =
| map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|52|03.6|N|76|38|00.8|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| established = 8th-10th century AD
| deity = [[Rishabhanatha|Adinatha]]
| location = Kambadahalli, [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Karnataka]]
| festivals = [[Mahavir Janma Kalyanak]]
}}

'''Panchakuta Basadi''' (or '''Panchakoota [[Basadi]]''') is a temple complex located in the Kambadahalli village of the [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]] state, in southwestern [[India]]. It is one of the finest examples of South Indian [[Dravidian architecture]] of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty|Western Ganga]] variety, related to the [[Jainism|Jain]] faith and iconography.<ref name="finite">Sarma (1992), p. 152</ref><ref name="dravida"> Archaeological Survey of India, Bangalore circle, Mandya district</ref>

== History ==
According to the historian K.R. Srinivasan, the temple complex, which was built by the kings of the Western Ganga Dynasty is assignable to the period 900–1000 CE. The historian [[I. K. Sarma]] however assigns an earlier date of 8th century, based on traces of early [[Pallava]]-[[Pandya dynasty|Pandya]] and [[Chalukya Dynasty|Chalukya]]-[[Pallava]] influences.<ref name="vestege">Sarma (1992), p. 161</ref> Kambadahalli (whose name in the [[Kannada]] language literally translates to "village with pillar") which is located 18 km from the famous [[Jainism|Jain]] heritage town of [[Shravanabelagola]], on the Mandya-Shravanabelagola highway, gets its name from the ''Brahmadeva'' pillar (''Manasthambha'') erected in front of the temple complex.<ref name="mana"/> From inscriptions, it is known that the temple complex has been renovated during later centuries, including the during the rule of the [[Hoysala Empire]].<ref name="shrava1">{{cite web|author=Khajane, Muralidhara|title=An ancient site connected with Jainism|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/03/stories/2006020313510400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821015942/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/03/stories/2006020313510400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-21|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-02-03|access-date=2012-12-26}}</ref> The monument is protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] as a "national monument". Srinivasan describes it as a "landmark in South India architecture".<ref name="dravida"/><ref name="vestege"/><ref name="protected">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
[[File:A mantapa (hall) in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.JPG|thumb|right|An open ''mantapa'' (hall), Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, [[Mandya District]]]]
[[File:A mantapa (hall) in Panchakuta Basadi with Jain sculptures at Kambadahalli.JPG|thumb|right|An open ''mantapa'', Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, Mandya District]]
[[File:Ornate pillars in a mantapa of the Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.JPG|thumb|right|A closed ''mantapa'' with ornate Ganga style pillars at Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, Mandya District]]
The temple was built in two phases. In the first phase, three shrines were constructed (''trikutachala'', three shrines each with a superstructure). The central shrine faces north, one shrine faces west and the other face east. The central shrine has a square superstructure (''[[Shikhara]]'') called ''Brahmachhanda girva-shikhara''. The west and east facing shrines have superstructures called the ''Rudrachhanda griva-shikhara'' and ''Vishnuchhanda griva-shikhara'' respectively.<ref name="finite"/> The design of the superstructures speaks of the artistic taste of the builders. They are three-dimensional, with the first tier (''tala'') measuring a third of the total height of the tower, and the second tier measuring one half the height of the first.<ref name="vestege"/> Each of the three shrines have individual [[Vestibule (architecture)|vestibules]] (or half hall or ''ardha[[mantapa]]'') which open to a large common open hall called the ''mahamantapa'' or ''navaranga'', whose ceiling is supported by four ornate central pillars. At the entrance to the shrines (''bilpitha'') are the guardians to the "eight directions"(''[[Guardians of the directions|ashtadikpalaka]]''; ''ashta'' - "eight", ''dik'' - "directions", ''palaka'' - "keeper") with their consorts and vehicles (''vahana'')<ref name="dravida"/><ref name="shrava1"/>

The entire complex is oriented towards the impressive ''Brahmadeva'' pillar and faces north. The main central shrine houses the image of ''[[Rishabhanatha|Adhinatha]]'', the first Jain ''[[tirthankara]]'' (Teaching God). The west (right) and east (left) facing shrines have the images of later day ''tirthankara''s, Shantinatha and Neminatha respectively. The images appear to be of well-polished steatite material and could be later day replacements.<ref name="finite"/> According to Robert J Del Bonto who conducted research at the site, the two shrines that form the later day additions are a twin construction, are lateral (face each other), have individual vestibule and a closed ''mantapa'' (hall) and open into a common open pillared porch (open ''mantapa''). The art critic M.H. Dhaky calls them as "Shantinatha Basadi" and regards them a good example of the "terminal" stage in Western Ganga art.<ref name="terminal">Sarma (1992), p. 166</ref> The temple exhibits fine sculptures of Jain ''[[Yaksha]]s'' (male benevolent spirits) and ''[[Yakshi]]''s (their female counterparts) of the Western Ganga and Hoysala periods.<ref name="dravida"/><ref name="shrava1"/>

According to the art critic and historian S. Settar, generally, ''Brahmadeva'' pillars found in front of ancient Jain temples do not house sculptures of the ''Brahma Yaksha'' or the god [[Brahma]], rather they find their origins in the ''Manasthambha'' (''[[stambha|sthambha]]'' ''lit'', "pillar") and have images of the ''Sarvanubhuti Yaksha''. The base of this pillar is square and exhibits looped garland decorations, and at the top supports a two handed seated image of east facing Siddhayika.<ref name="mana">Sarma (1992), p. 167</ref><ref name="Yaksha">Settar in Shah (1987), p. 19</ref> The overall composition of the temple, according to Sarma, is one of "clarity in structure and function" without any emphasis on over decoration.<ref name="vestege"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Mantapa (hall) in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.jpg|''Mantapa'' (hall), Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
File:A typical Dravidian shrine in the Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.jpg|A typical Dravidian style shrine at Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
File:Excavated Jaina sculptures in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.JPG|Excavated Jain sculptures from the 9th-10th century at Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
File:Moulding reliefs depicting horse men in the Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.JPG|Bas-relief depicting horse men at Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
Image:Ceiling sculpture5 in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.jpg|Ceiling sculpture, Panchakuta
Ceiling relef in Panchakuta Basadi at Kambadahalli.jpg|Tirthankar sculpture on the ceiling, Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli
File:Shree Aadinath bhagwaan,Digmbar Jain Atishay kshtra, Kumbadhalli, Hassan.jpg|A sanctum in the Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli with image of the tirthankar Adinatha
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{commonscat}}
{{Portal|Religion}}
* [[Shravanabelagola]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book |last= Sarma|first= I.K.|title= Temples of the Gangas of Karnataka|orig-year=1992|year=1992|publisher= Archaeological Survey of India|location= New Delhi|isbn= 0-19-560686-8}}
* {{cite book|last= Shah|first= Umakant P|title= Jaina-Rupa-Mandana (Jaina Iconography), Volume 1|orig-year= 1987|year= 1987|publisher= Abhinav|location= new Delhi|isbn= 81-7017-218-7|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/jainarupamandana0000shah}}
* {{cite web|author=Khajane, Muralidhara|title=An ancient site connected with Jainism|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/03/stories/2006020313510400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821015942/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/03/stories/2006020313510400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-08-21|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-02-03|access-date=2012-12-26}}
* {{cite web|author=Archaeological Survey|title=Panchakuta Basadi|url=http://asibengalurucircle.org/mandya-5.html|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|work=ASI Bangalore circle|access-date=2012-12-26}}
*{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_karnataka_bangalore.asp|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka|work=Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts|access-date=15 July 2012}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Religion}}
* [[Jainism in Karnataka]]
* [[Jainism in north Karnataka]]
* [[Jainism in Tulu Nadu]]

{{Jain temples}}
{{Jainism topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Jain temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Western Ganga dynasty]]
[[Category:8th-century Jain temples]]

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