Jwalamalini temple

Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde
ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಿಂಹನಗದ್ದೆ ಜ್ವಾಲಾ ಮಾಲಿನಿ ದಿಗಂಬರ ಜೈನ ದೇವಾಲಯ
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Jwalamalini
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Narasimharajapura, Chickmagalur, Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	13°36′18.7″N 75°29′51.1″E
Architecture
Style	Vijayanagara architecture
Creator	Muni Chikk Samantbhadra
Date established	15-16th century
Temple(s)	10
Website
www.simhanagadde.org

Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde Jwala Malini Digambar Jain Temple or Atishaya Shri Kshetra Simhanagadde is a famous Jain temple in Narasimharajapura of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

About temple

The temple is considered one of the main Jain centres in Karnataka. The main temple is dedicated to the goddess Jwalamalini. Jwalamalini presides as the guardian deity of the temple. Jwalamalini is seated in Sukhasana posture with her eight hands carrying dāna, double arrow, chakra, trishula, pasha, flag, bowlet and kalasa. The goddess is seated on a buffalo pedestal. The pedestal has a three-line Kannada inscription.

The temple belongs to the Vijayanagara period and forms part of the Yapaniya sect of Mula Sangha. The temple complex includes a Humcha Matha and is a site for one of the 11 surviving Bhattarak in Karnataka. The temple houses a depiction of Samavasarana in the main devi Pārśvanātha Basadi.

The temple is famous for its chaturvidha (four-fold) dāna' tradition.

Other temples

Chandraprabha Basadi is built using wood and stone. The mulnayak of the temple is a 2.5 feet (0.76 m) white marble idol of Chandraprabha seated in lotus position with shrivatsa carved on the chest and symbol of moon carved on the pedestal.

Shantinath Basadi is built using laterite bricks and a tiled roof. The mulnayak of the temple is a 3 feet (0.91 m) dark stone idol of Shantinatha bearing an inscription dating back to the 14th century.

See also

• Humcha Jain temples
• Padmavati

References

Sources

Book

• Krishna, M. H. (1931). Annual Report of the Mysore Archaeology Department (PDF). Bangalore: Superintendent at the Government Press.
• Prasad, Leela (2007). Poetics of Conduct: Oral Narrative and Moral Being in a South Indian Town. Wellek Library Lectures. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231139205.
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• Wiley, Kristi L. (2009). The A to Z of Jainism. The A to Z Guide Series. Vol. 38. Scarecrow. ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8.

Web

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• Rajan, K. (26 September 2017). "Jwalamalini Cult and Jainism in Kerala" (PDF). 5. Government Victoria College, Palakkad. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Shenoy, Jaideep (6 February 2019). "Ganadhara Valaya Aradhane rituals performed at Dharmasthala". The Times of India.
• Chikkamagaluru district court. "About Chikkamagaluru Court". District court.
• Karnataka Gazetteer Department. "Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise" (PDF). Karnataka: The Gazette of India.