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About Shri Parshvanatha Basadi at Jinanathapura (Aregallu Basadi)
- Year of establishment
- Date to be confirmed
- Established by
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- Main deity
- Lord Parshvanatha
- Timings
- Usually open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Location
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As its name suggests, Aregallu Basadi is built on a stone pavement called aregallu or arekallu. It stands on a high platform at the eastern edge of Jinanathapura and faces north. The Basadi has an entrance hall and an open porch; its sanctum contains a beautiful five-foot image of Lord Parshvanatha with eleven serpent hoods. Kanaji Swami of the Shvetambara tradition was so deeply influenced merely by seeing a picture of this Parshvanatha that he adopted the Digambara tradition and removed his mouth-cloth. The first architectural member, the base, is of the manchaka and kapotabandha type. A kapotabandha base comprises upana, jagati, tripatta, kumuda, kampa, and kapota mouldings. Aregallu Basadi has such a base, distinguished by an additional sub-base beneath it. Its open porch and entrance hall are attractive. Restoration has completely changed the original form. The walls are built of mortar. The interior consists of a four-pillared navaranga, vestibule, and sanctum.
