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High medieval · Jain · India

Akkana Basadi

Shravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka · 12.8588°, 76.4891°

Parshvanatha, the twenty-third TirthankaraHoysalaHoysala
Sacred since
1181 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1181 CE (Hoysala)
Hoysala

History & significance

A Hoysala-period Jain basadi at Shravanabelagola, built in 1181 during the reign of Veera Ballala II by Achiyakka (Achala Devi), wife of the minister Chandramouli. It is among the best preserved of the town's smaller basadis and is dedicated to Parshvanatha.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Hoysala