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Pp. 242-243. The village of Kogali was once a considerable Jain centre, The Jain temple in it is still called the "Basti". There are many Jain relics scattered in the village. Inscriptions of the piace record gifts to the Jain temple of Chenna-Pärsva in the village by the Hoysala ruler Vira Rämnätha in 1275 and 1276 A D. and to the Virabhadra temple by Achyut Raya of Vijayanagar,
P. 238. One of the twelve inscriptions of the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI refers to the Jain temple of Brāhma Jinalaya in a village anciently called Bälguli.
P. 273. The siepped towers of the group of Jain temples in Hampi are very noticeable. Besides this group and the Gāņagitti there is another Jain shrine.
P. 291. Kotturu was once a stronghold of the Jains. Basappa Vanquished the Jains of the place in controversy and converted them to the Lingayet faith, and set up a lingam in their principal temple. This temple is now known as the Murukallu-math. It is an unusually good specimen of an undoubtedly Jain temple.
Pp. 300-301. In the Räyadurg taluk office there is a Jain image of a nude male figure, fully described. The whole sculpture is executed with much detail and finish. Along the foot of it runs an inscription.
There are some Jain antiquities in Rayadurg. These are carvings on rocks known as "Rasa Siddha's hermitage".
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W. FRANCIS. Madras District Gazetteers.-Madras.
Pages.
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30. Some Jaina temples of the district of Bellary are dated of the 11th
century.
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The Jains are not very numerous in this district and their influence is negligible. Their customs and their religious ceremonies are little different from those of the Brahmans. General characters of their creed and their moral.
198. Adoni. Some ancient statues of Tirthakaras. 202. Chinnatumbalam. Two Abandoned Jaina teraples. 206. Peddatumbalam. Several images of Tirthakaras. 210. Cippagiri. Ancient Jaina centre, Temple, Statue of Tirthakara
and other antiquities. Several inscriptions.
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