Jainism in North Karnataka - Jain Temples

Jain Temples

  • Jain Cave temple Badami

The Badami Chalukyas encouraged Jainism. There is one cave temple at Badami.

  • Meguti Jain Temple Aihole

Meguti Jain temple with dravidian style of architecture on a raised platform on a hillock and steps leads to the large mukhamantapa. We can have a panoramic view of the temples of Aihole from here. There is inscription which records the construction of the temple during Pulakeshi II by a scholar Ravikeerthi. and the Aihole inscription (dated 634 CE), Poetry on stone at Meguti temple Aihole in Sanskrit language and old Kannada script.

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