All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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designs with a pendant of lotus which is a marvellous creation in stone. The other bastis in the town are Chikka basadi of Parshwanatha in Mathagalli, Dodda basti of Neminatha in Basavanagalli, Chandraprabha basadi in Shahupur, Hosur basti and Anigol basti all of which are of
recent ones.
Dharmashala: Jain Vidyarthi Nilaya & Dharmashala. Manik Bagh,
Belgaum.
243. KOTHALI ((Chikodi Tq., Belgaum Dist. 10 Kms. from Chikodi)
is a recently created Jaina centre atop a small hillock called "Shantigiri". There are the marble statues of Chandraprabha (16 ft. height) Shantinatha (22 ft.) and Mahavira (19ft.) The Gurukula Ashram here was founded by Acharya Deshabhushan Maharaj.
A Dharmashala is here.
244. NIPPANI (Chikodi Tq., Belgaum Dist. 24 Kms. from Chikodi). Here is a basti dedicated to Adinatha.
245. STHAVANIDHI (Chikodi Tq., Belgaum Dist. 5 Kms. to Nippani). Is famous for Yaksha Brahma Deva's Temple, which attracts many devotees from both Karnataka and Maharastra. Parshwanatha basti and Gurukula are also here.
A Dharmashala is here.
246. BIJAPUR (Dist. hq., 689 Kms.. from Bangalore).
There is a basti in Ramagalli. Within 2 Kms. from the city there is a basti, which has a black stone padmasana posture statue of Parshwanatha having one thousand serpent hoods, hence called Sahasrapani Parshwanatha. This is a masterpiece.
Dharmashala: Sahasra Pani Parshwanatha Digambar Jain Dharmashala, Mahal Darga (Paras Nagar), Bijapur-586103.
Other Visiting Places in Bijapur: (1) World famous GolGumbaz built by Adil Sahis which is fantastic for its sheer size and engineering skill (2) Ibrahim Roza (3) Anand Mahal (4) Asar Mahal (5) Chand Bavadi (6) Malli-ki-Maidan (7) Joda Gummata (8) Taj Bavadi (9) Jami Masjid. etc.
247. BADAMI (Tq., hq., Bijapur Dist. 510 Kms. from Bangalore). The four cave temples here in picturesque spot was built during the reign of Chalukyas. The first cave temple (Shaiva) has a beautiful Nataraja in a dynamic posture. Second cave (Vaishnava) has life size images of Varaha,
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