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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 107 Jainism. The present Bhattāraka, Shri Devendra Keerti, has erected a tall marble statue of Pārsva on the top of the hill.
Jinanathapur, not far from Candragiri, a temple (bastī) dedicated to śānti dating from the XIIh century. It is one of the glories of Jain art in the region, decorated in “hoyasala” style. Its outer walls are covered with successive horizontal friezes, from the top to the bottom. Inside, there is a forest of pillars.
Kambadhalli, Jain temples among which the Pañcakūta bastī, and beautiful statues of Ādinātha, Nemi and sānti,
Karkal, seat of a Bhattāraka, a monasterie, a library, a dharmaśālā, and a Jain temple with four entrances (caturmukha) built in the XVI"" century. Statues of Tirthankara in black stone in four rows face the four directions. Six other sanctuaries are in a suburb of the town. To see, in the southern suburb, a 42 feet high statue of Bāhubali, installed in 1432 AD. It is cut from a block of black rock and modelled on that of Shravana Belgola,
Kothali, atop a small hillock, a recent Jain centre called “Šāntigiri" with eight statues of Tīrthankara, a “gurukula ", an "āśrama" and a "dharmaśālā",
Lakkundi, Jain temples built in the Xich and the Xirth centuries. The lower parts are profiled, the walls have lovely pilasters and there are remarkable details on the ceilings. One of these sanctuaries, the biggest, from the Xith century, has five pyramids in tiers and a square roof,
Lakshmeshvar, two Jain temples built in the Xth century,
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