Bhatkal Parshvanatha Basti – Karnataka

Address

Bhatkal Parshvanatha Basti – Uttara Kannada District, Belgaum division, Karnataka, India

Diety

Parshvanatha

Introduction

Bhatkal Parshvanatha Basti is a jain temple dedicated to Parshvanatha, located in the Uttara Kannada District, Belgaum division, Karnataka. Bhatkal is located on NH-17 connecting Mumbai and Kochi. It is well connected with all major towns of Karnataka. Bhatkal is a railway head on Konkan railways. Mangalore is the nearest airport.

Puranic Significance

Parshvanatha Basti – This basti is a rectangular building measuring 58 feet by 18 feet. The entrance is through balustrade staircase. The temple consists of a pillared mandapa, antarala and garbha-grha. It is also called as sandhara temple, having pradakshina-path around the garbha-grha. Mandapa doorway is flanked with dvarpalas on either side. Mandapa is supported on four pillars. Antarala doorway is also flanked by dvarpalas on either side. A marble statue of Parshvanatha is placed inside the garbha-grha. The statue is placed over a high pitha. The temple does not have any shikhara. A low sloping roof is laid above the mandapa. A high dvajastambha stands at the entrance of this basti. Four cardinal directional gods are carved on the four sides of the pillar near its base. It was built in Saka 1465CE.