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In Kolar District some Jaina images and inscriptions of the 4th or 5th century A.D. have been found at Mangal, south of Malur.
Nandidurg-was a stronghold of the Jainas during the reign of Ganga kings (11th century). Inscriptions have been found on Gopinath hill nearby.
In Tumkur district inscription found at Panditarahalli village, Tumkur, records repairs done by general Isvara during the reign of Hoysala king of Dorasamudra. It further records construction of a jinālaya and a tank by his wife Macithakka. Some inscriptions on the northern wall of Adisvara temple record fasting by death by members of the Jaina samgha. Jaina images are inscribed on the outer walls.
Inscription found at Candrasala Jaina vasati in Hattan Kabanahalli of Taluk Tiptur records construction of a jinālaya by Mokaldevi, wife of Hoysala Devaraja and gifts by some members of the family of samanta Vallideva.
Kundakundacarya has been glorified in the inscription found at Heggare in Cikanayakanahalli. He is made to go at a height of four angulas above the ground.
Jaina inscriptions have been also found at Amarapur and Gajjanadu. The inscription of Gajjanadu records the founding of Parsvanatha Basati on the Kalanjana hill.
Mysore District : The ancient name of Camraj 36 miles from Mysore was Arkottar. A jinālaya was built here by Punisaraja, general of Hoysala king Visnuvardhana, in the year 1117 A.D.
Vedalpur in Hunsur was one of the chief seats of the Jainas in the 10th century A.D.
Yelbal, nine miles north-west of Mysore, there is a statue of Gomotesvara on Sravanagutta hill. It is 20ft. in height.
Sarangipattam on the northern bank of Kaveri : One inscription records that Habbar, governor of Nagamandala, constructed the temple of Ranganatha and the fort by destroying 101 Jaina temples at Kalasa using those materials.
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