Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, Jain temple complex in Kambadahalli, India
Panchakuta Basadi is a Jain temple complex in Kambadahalli, Mandya district, built in two phases. The first phase is a trikutachala: three shrines facing north, west and east, each with its own shikhara, opening onto a common mahamantapa whose ceiling rests on four ornate central pillars. The later phase adds a twin, laterally facing Shantinatha Basadi with its own closed mantapa and an open pillared porch.
Built by the Western Ganga Dynasty, the complex is dated by historian K.R. Srinivasan to 900–1000 CE, while I.K. Sarma assigns an 8th-century date based on Pallava-Pandya and Chalukya-Pallava influences. Inscriptions record renovations under the Hoysala Empire, and a 12th-century inscription in the Shantinatha temple names the Hoysala general Gangaraja and the sculptor Drohagharattachari.
The central shrine holds an image of Adhinatha, the first Jain tirthankara; the west and east shrines hold Shantinatha and Neminatha. The village name means "village with pillar", after the 15.24 m Brahmadeva pillar (Manasthambha) in front of the complex, whose base carries the ashtadikpalakas and whose top has a seated east-facing Siddhayika. A nearby matha is headed by Bhanukirti Bhattaraka.
Kambadahalli lies on the Mandya–Shravanabelagola road, 18 km from Shravanabelagola and reachable via National Highway 48 through Kadabahalli. The Brahmadeva pillar stands in front of the complex, which faces north. The site is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.
The Brahmadeva pillar in front of the complex stands about 15.24 m tall and gave Kambadahalli its name, which means "village with pillar" in Kannada. Its square base carries looped garland carvings, and at the top sits a two-armed, east-facing image of Siddhayika. According to S. Settar, such pillars usually hold the Sarvanubhuti Yaksha rather than Brahma.
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