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{{short description|Jain temple in Shravanabelgola complex in the state of Karnataka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox religious building
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
| native_name = ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವನಾಥ ಬಸದಿ
| native_name_lang = kn
| image = File:North eastern view of Parsvanatha Basadi at Shravanabelgola.jpg
| alt = Parshvanatha Basadi
| caption = Parshvanatha Basadi
| map_type =
| map_alt = Parshvanatha Basadi
| map_caption = Location within Karnataka
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|12|51|18|N|76|29|06|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Shravana Belgola]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]
| deity = [[Parshvanatha]]
| established = 11th—12th century
| creator =
| governing_body =
| architecture_style = [[Dravidian architecture]]
}}

'''Parshvanatha Basadi''' or '''Kamatha Parshvanatha Basadi''' is a [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]] (basadi) located on [[Chandragiri Hill]] in [[Shravanabelagola]], a town in [[Karnataka]], India.

== History ==
The Parshvanatha Basadi was built in the 11th–12th century CE{{sfn|Knapp|2008|p=496}} according to an inscription found on a temple pillar.{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=290}} The ''[[manastambha]]'' pillar in front of the temple was erected by Puttayya during the reign of [[Chikka Devaraja]] (1645–1704 CE) of the [[Mysore Kingdom]].{{sfn|ASI}}

== The temple ==
The loft temple plan consists of a ''[[garbhagraha]]'' (inner sanctum), a shallow ''[[sukanasa]]'' (entrance ornament), a large pillared ''[[mandapa]]'' (pavilion), and a cornered porch. The temple stands on a high plinth of five moldings.{{sfn|Chugh|2017|p=312}} The temple's ''mulnayak'', the idol of [[Parshvanatha|Parshva]], is an {{convert|18|ft}} monolithic idol standing over a lotus pedestal in the ''[[kayotsarga]]'' posture and a hood of seven-headed serpents overhead.{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=15}} The idol has been noted as a fine example of craftsmanship with detailed carving of the hood and a sculptured lotus pedestal.{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=289}} The ''manastambha'' is a {{convert|65.5|ft}} tall pillar.{{sfn|Chugh|2016|p=290}} The pillar has a square base and is adorned with Jain images. The top of the pillar depicts a ''chaturmukha'' (four-faced) idol of [[Padmavati (Jainism)|Padmavati]], four-armed [[Yaksha]], [[Kushmandini]] and [[Brahma]] riding on a horse.{{sfn|Sangave|1981|p=15}}{{sfn|ASI}} Parshvanatha basadi is considered the most important in the Jain temple complex of [[Chandragiri Hill]] for its architecture.{{sfn|Rao|2020|p=4}}

This temple is one of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]]'s ''Adarsh Smarak Monument'' along with other temples in the Shravanabelagola group of monuments.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://asibengalurucircle.in/adarsh-smarak-monuments | title=Adarsh Smarak Monument | publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | access-date=19 July 2021 | archive-date=2 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502052702/http://asibengalurucircle.in/adarsh-smarak-monuments | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Statue in the inner sanctum in the Parsvanatha Basadi at Shravanabelgola.jpg|{{convert|18|ft}} Parshvanatha statue
File:Profile of lathe turned pillars in Parsvanatha Basadi at Shravanabelgola.jpg|Lathe-turned pillar
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Akkana Basadi]]
* [[Gommateshwara statue]]
* [[Chandragupta basadi]]
* [[Chavundaraya Basadi]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}

=== Sources ===
* {{cite book | last=Chugh | first=Lalit | title=Karnataka's Rich Heritage - Art and Architecture | url={{Google books|JpnoCwAAQBAJ|pg=PT289|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | edition= From Prehistoric Times to the Hoysala Period | publisher=[[Notion Press]] | location=[[Chennai]] | year=2016 | isbn=978-93-5206-825-8 }}
* {{cite book | last=Chugh | first=Lalit | title=Karnataka's Rich Heritage – Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras: An Amalgam of Hindu Mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra | url={{Google books|fdEkDwAAQBAJ|pg=PT312|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[Notion Press]] | location=[[Chennai]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-19-4713-736-3 }}
* {{cite book | last=Knapp | first=Stephen | title=Seeing Spiritual India | url={{Google books|d1JJCgAAQBAJ|pg=PT496|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} | publisher=[[iUniverse]] | date=2008 |isbn=9780595614523 }}
* {{cite book |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |author-link=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=The Sacred ʹSravaṇa-Beḷagoḷa: A Socio-religious Study | volume=8 | issue=8 | series=Murtidevī granthamālā |date=1981 |publisher=[[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] |location=[[Mumbai]] |isbn=9789326355599 |url={{Google books|nZ3S6CW5KKQC|page=15|text=|plainurl=yes}} }}
* {{cite web | author=ASI | url=http://asibengalurucircle.in/parsvanatha-basti-sravanabelagola | title=Parsvanatha Basti, Sravanabelagola | publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | access-date=19 July 2021 }}
* {{cite journal | last=Rao | first=Nalini | url=https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=indicreligions | publisher=[[Shawnee State University]] | date=2020-06-15 | title=New Perspectives on Jain Architecture and Sculpture at Shravanabelagola | volume=2 | issue=3 | series=Buddhist Studies Commons, Hindu Studies Commons, History of Religions of Eastern Origins Commons }}

== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Parshvanatha Basti, Shravanabelagola}}

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[[Category:Jain temples in Karnataka]]
[[Category:11th-century Jain temples]]
[[Category:Hassan district]]

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