About
About Lord Shri Adinatha Basadi (Eradukatte Basadi)
- Year of establishment
- Ganga period; image installed around AD 1118
- Established by
- Duggamara, son of Ganga king Sripurusha; image commissioned by Lakshmi, wife of Gangaraja
- Main deity
- Lord Adinatha
- Timings
- Usually open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Location
- Open map
Because there are steps on two sides, this monument is called Eradukatte, or ‘two-platform,’ Basadi. An unpublished inscription on a navaranga pillar states that Duggamara, son of Ganga king Sripurusha, built its nine bays and four pillars. A nearby inscription records that the Ganga king granted the village of Parama to the Basadi. The exterior is rectangular, with thick brick walls extending to the vestibule. It contains a sanctum, open vestibule, navaranga, and platform. The sanctum and vestibule are small and of equal size. In the sanctum is an aureoled image of Lord Adinatha with fly-whisk bearers on either side. The vestibule contains images of Sarvahna Yaksha and Kushmandini Yakshi. Lakshmi, wife of Gangaraja, commissioned and installed the Tirthankara image around 1118. The navaranga ceiling has a two-tiered, eight-petalled lotus. Repeated restoration brought many alterations. Its base resembles that of Shasana Basadi, and both Basadis were restored by members of Gangaraja’s family.