Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala

Not to be confused with Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa.

Chaturmukha Basadi is a symmetrical Jain temple situated in Karkala, Karnataka, India.^[2] It is one of the most famous monuments in Karkala.^[1][3]

Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala
ಚತುರ್ಮುಖ ಬಸದಿ
Chaturmukha Basadi at Karkala
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath
Location
Location	Karkala, Udupi, Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	13.2°N 74.983°E / 13.2; 74.983
Architecture
Date established	1432 A.D.[1]
Temple(s)	1

History

The Chaturmukha Basadi, was built in the late 16th century^[4] by Immadi Bhairarasa Vodeya of the Santara dynasty in 1586. ^[5]

About Temple

It has four symmetrical faces and is thus called chaturmukha (four faces) basadi (a term used to refer to Jain temples in South India).^[1] The temple has images of Tirthankara Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath.^[2] This basadi, completely made of carved granite rocks, is known as Tribhuvana Tilaka Jina Chaityalaya or Ratnatraya dhama from inscriptions.^[6]

It faces the famous Karkala Bahubali statue installed in the year 1432 by Veera Pandya of the Santara dynasty on February 13, 1432, on the instructions of the Bhattaraka of Karkala, Lalitakeerti.

Gallery

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  Chaturmukha Basadi (view from the Gommateshwara statue of Karkala)
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  Chaturmukha Basadi
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  Kere Basadi
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  Padmavati Basadi, Varanga Jain temple
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  Pillar at Chaturmukha Basadi
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  Roof at Chaturmukha Basadi
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  pillar at Gommateshwara statue
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  Gommateshwara Bahubali statue
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  the shilpa at chaturmukha basati
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  a pillar at chaturmukha basati
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  Varanga Jain temple at the center of pond in Karkala

See also

• Kere Basadi
• Saavira Kambada Basadi
• Gommateshwara statue