Back اكانا باسدى ARZ اکانا باسادی، شراوانابلاگولا Persian ಅಕ್ಕನ ಬಸದಿ Kannada Basadi Akana Albanian அக்கன்ன பசடி Tamil
| Akkana Basadi | |
|---|---|
 Akkana Basadi at Shravanabelagola town | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Parshwanath |
| Festival | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Location | |
| Location | Shravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°51′31.84″N 76°29′20.61″E / 12.8588444°N 76.4890583°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Hoysala architecture |
| Creator | Achala Devi |
| Date established | 1181 A.D. |
Akkana Basadi (lit, temple of the "elder sister", basadi is also pronounced basti) is a Jain temple (basadi) built in 1181 A.D., during the rule of Hoysala empire King Veera Ballala II. The basadi was constructed by the devout Jain lady Achiyakka (also called Achala Devi), wife of Chandramouli, a Brahmin minister in the court of the Hoysala king. The main deity of the temple is the twenty-third Jain Tirthankar Parshwanath.[1][2][3][4] The temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.[5] It is part of an Archaeological Survey of India Adarsh Smarak Monument along with other temples in the Shravanabelagola group of monuments.[6]
- ^ Sangave 1981, p. 19.
- ^ Jain and Jain (1953), p.37
- ^ "Akkana Basti". Archaeological Survey of India, Bengaluru Circle. ASI Bengaluru Circle. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ B.L. Rice (1889), p.57 (Chapter:Introduction)
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments – Karnataka -Bangalore, Bangalore Circle, Karnataka". Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Adarsh Smarak Monument". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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