All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

Author(s): B C Nagraj
Publisher: ITI Jains Association, Bangalore

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palace, Rajas mint, Hajara Ramaswamy Temple, Queens palace, Kamala Mahal, Elephant Stable, Manomi dibba, Queens bath and so many. 232. KOPPAL (Taluk Hq., Raichur dist. 451 Kms. to Bangalore Sidda Kshetra)
Was earlier known as Kopana, a very holy place for Jains which was famous as 'Aditirtha’. From the inscriptions of 9th to 13th century it is known that there were 722 basadis and 24 Jaina sanghas in this Kshetra. Now there is no traces of it. Opposite to Gavi mutt, Jaina samadhis are there. 233. HUBLI (taluk Hq., Dharwad Dist., 16 Kms, to Dharwad & 421 kms to Bangalore)
Chandranatha Jain Temple, Shanthinatha Jain Temple & Adhinatha Jain Temple are there in Bogara galli. Ananthanatha & Parshwanatha basadis situated at old Hubli are ancient. 234. LAKKUNDI (Gadag Tq., 10 Kms. South east of Gadag, Dharwar Dist.)
Perhaps may be associated with lokki tree and Yakshi Padmavathi. A Brahma Jinalaya was instituted here in 1007 AD by a philosophic and noble lady called 'Dana Chintamani Attimabbe', who also patronised the famous Kannada poet Ranna. There is a Jaina Temple dedicated to Mahavira said to be the largest and the oldest shrine of this place. There are Vishwanatha & Lakshminarayan Temples also. 235. LAKSHMESHWAR (Shirahatti Tq., Dharwad Dist. 64 Kms. South East of Dharwad).
In ancient days it was named as Puligere. This was the heart of the Kannada territory as per the Kaviraja Marga, the famous work of Rastrakuta King Nrupatunga. There are two basadis here called as Shankha basadi and Chikka basadi. 236. SONDA (Sirsi Tq., North Kanara Dist. 22 Kms from Sirsi and 90 Kms. from Karwar). Here is a basadi dedicated to Adinatha & has Jain Mutt, headed by Sri Bhattakalanka Swamiji. 237. BANAVASI (Sirsi Tq., North Kanara Dist. 22 Kms. from Sirsi)
is one of the oldest town and was the capital of Karnataka, now existing in beautiful natural surroundings. Poet 'Pampa', the great Adikavi of kannada literature specially remembers his association with Banavasi and also the spring festival in his Kavyas. The striking
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