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JAIN JOURNAL: Vol-XXXIV, No. 3 January 2000 Santiswara Basadi which was situated originally within the palace vicinity.34
Krishna Raja Wodeyar III (1799-1868) also made grant of 300 varaha tasdik for the maintenance of Santiswara basadi at Mysore.35 It was during this period that the royal throne was shifted in 1800 A.D. to Mysore from Srirangapattana. He is also stated to have taken keen interest in restoring the perpetual performance of rituals in 23 basadis which existed around Chamaraja Nagar at that time.36 It should be noted that Chamaraja Nagar which bore the name Arikutara earlier was the birth place of Chamaraja Wodeyar, the father of Krishna raja Wodeyar III.37 The family of scholars of Chamaraja Nagar namely Suri Pandita, his son Bommarasa, and his son Lakshmi pandita enjoyed the liberal patronage of the king.38 Interestingly, pilgrimage to the holy places was a regular routine of the Wodeyar's activities. They paid regular visits to holy places like Udipi, Sringeri, Dharmasthala, and Subramanya. On one such occasion Krishna raja Wodeyar III also visited the Jaina centers like Modabidere, Karkala, Venur, as well as Shravanabelagola.3
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III is also stated to have caused the Mruthyunjaya, Kalikunda, Siddhachakra, Ganadharavalaya, pancha chakra aradhana and Ugrasanti ceremonies performed in the palace, in accordance with the Jaina system.40 It is also significant to note that Devachandra performed these ceremonies for five days at the instance of the king.41 An inscription dated 1829 refers to the renovation of a basadi at Kelasuru and the installation of an image of Chandraprabha Tirthankara. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III encouraged many Jaina scholars and as many as 10 Jaina physicians are stated to have lived in his court. The most prominent among them was Suri pandita and he was honoured with the title Vaidya Raja.42
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The walls of Sri Matta at Sravanabelogola are decorated with paintings illustrating scenes from the lives of the Tirthankaras. The 34. Santidhara-Santiswara basadi centenary Commemoration Volume. Santiswara basadi-ondu Samikshe.
35. Rajavali, pp. 311-360.
36. Ibid., p. 360.
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid., p. 360.
39. Ibid.
40. Ibid., p. 360.
41. Ibid.
42. Archive Records, Mysore.
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