1000 Pillar Jain temple
| Saavira Kambada Basadi | |
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Sāvira Kambada Temple, Karnataka
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Moodabidri, Karnataka |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°04′27.3″N 74°59′51.5″E / 13.074250°N 74.997639°ECoordinates: 13°04′27.3″N 74°59′51.5″E / 13.074250°N 74.997639°E |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Chandraprabha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Governing body | Shri Moodabidri Jain Matha |
| Bhattaraka | Charukeerti Panditacharya Varya |
| Website | www |
| Architectural description | |
| Creator | Devaraya Wodeyar |
| Date established | 1430 AD |
| Temple(s) | 18 |
Saavira Kambada Temple (Kannada: ಸಾವಿರ ಕಂಬದ ಬಸದಿ Sāvira Kambada Basadi) or Tribhuvana Tilaka Cūḍāmaṇi (Sanskrit: त्रिभुवन तिलक चूडामणि), is a basadi (ಬಸದಿ or Jain temple noted for its 1000 pillars in Moodabidri, Karnataka, India. The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honors the tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is worshipped in the shrine.
The town of Moodabidri is noted for its eighteen Jain temples but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them.
The Basadi was built by the ruler of vijayanagar, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 60 feet tall monolith manasthambha (erected by karkala bhairava Queen Nagala Devi).
Moodabidri is noted for its 18 Jains Temples-
Guru basadi is the earliest of the Jain monuments. A stone idol of Parshwanatha, about 3.5 metres tall, is installed in the sanctum of this basadi. Here the rare Jain palm leaf manuscripts of 12th century A.D. known as ‘Dhavala texts’ are preserved. This basadi was stolen on 6 July 2013 where the 15 golden idols were stolen.
There is a matha at Moodabidri responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of temples in Moodabidri. It is known as the Jain Varanasi of the South.
A bhaṭṭāraka seat exists at Moodabidri responsible for administering the 18 temples at Moodabidri and the other temples in the surrounding areas. The name given to the bhaṭṭāraka of Moodabidri is Charukeerthi.
The left side view of the Basadi
Manastambha of the Basadi
Idol of Chandraprabha, 8th Thirthankara
Inside panorama
Painting depicting universe as per Jain cosmology
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