About
About Lord Shri Bahubali Basadi (Terina Basadi)
- Year of establishment
- Estimated around AD 950; Hoysala additions in AD 1117
- Established by
- Machikabbe and Shantakabbe commissioned the Jina image and mandara
- Main deity
- Lord Bahubali
- Timings
- Usually open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Location
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Near Bahubali Basadi stands a beautiful Hoysala-period stone chariot or mandara, which gave the monument the name Terina Basadi, ‘Chariot Basadi.’ An inscription on it records that in AD 1117 Machikabbe and Shantakabbe, mothers of Poysalasetti and Nemisetti, commissioned the Jina image and the mandara. Gummatanna restored the Basadi in the fifteenth century. The monument is originally older than the Hoysala period and has been restored more than twice. Two hero-stones leaning against it belong to the Ganga period. From the navaranga pillars, the Basadi has been estimated to date to around AD 950.
This Basadi is smaller than Eradukatte and Savatigandhavarana Basadis. Its rectangular exterior stands on a high platform running around the base. Thick brick walls extend up to the vestibule. It has a sanctum, an open vestibule, and a square navaranga; the vestibule is larger than the sanctum. The image of Lord Bahubali in the sanctum belongs to the Hoysala period. The Hoysala-period chariot or mandara in front is ornamented with jagati, tripatta-kumuda, and pattika mouldings, with an inverted lotus above. Sculptures of elephants and lions further decorate it.
