Chaturmukha Basadi

Chaturmukha Basadi
ಚತುರ್ಮುಖ ಬಸದಿ
Chaturmukha Basadi at Karkala
Basic information
Location	Karkala, Udupi, Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E / 13.2; 74.983Coordinates: 13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E / 13.2; 74.983
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath
Date established	1432 A.D.
Temple(s)	1

Chaturmukha Basadi is a symmetrical Jain temple situated in Karkala, Karnataka, India. It is one of the most famous monuments in Karkala.

The Chaturmukha Basadi, was built in the late 16th century by Immadi Bharirarasa Vodeya in 1586.

It has four symmetrical faces and is thus called chaturmukha (four faces) basadi (a term used to refer to Jain temples in South India). The temple has images of Tirthankara Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath. This basadi, completely made of carved granite rocks, is known as Tribhuvana Tilaka Jina Chaityalaya or Ratnatraya dhama from inscriptions.

It faces the famous Karkala Bahubali statue installed in the year 1432 by Veera Pandya of the Santara dynasty on February 13, 1432, on the instructions of the Bhattaraka of Karkala, Lalitakeerti.

Chaturmukha Basadi (view from the Gommateshwara statue of Karkala)

Chaturmukha Basadi

Kere Basadi

Padmavati Basadi, Varanga Jain temple

Pillar at Chaturmukha Basadi

Roof at Chaturmukha Basadi

pillar at Gommateshwara statue

Gommateshwara Bahubali statue

the shilpa at chaturmukha basati

a pillar at chaturmukha basati

Varanga Jain temple at the center of pond in Karkala