KEDARESWARA TEMPLE, BASADI HALLI (JAIN MANDIR), THE TEMPLE OF SRI RANGANATHA

```KEDARESWARA TEMPLE```

Veerballala II and his younger Queen Abhinava Ketala Devi built the temple of Kedareswara in 1319 A.D. This temple was praised by Ferguson two centuries ago as a “Gem of Indian Architecture” He expressed that if this temple had been illustrated in any thing like completeness there was probably nothing in India which would have conveyed a better idea of what its architecture was capable of doing.

Unfortunately portions of the temple collapsed more than 70 years ago and it was not possible to bring it to its original shape.

In the beginning, its Navaranga hall a smaller shrine on either side while over the main shrine raised a beautiful star-shaped Vimana (like aero plane) of smooth stone. The other walls, the tower, the doorway and the ceiling were more magnificently carved and the temple looked like a divine piece of jewellery than a building.

The basement of the temple which stands on a high platform has a large number of sculptured friezes showing the marching of Elephants, charging Horse, Lion, Mythical animals (Makara), Swans and finally designed creeper scrolls, they are all from stories of Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Bhagavad Geetha in a large sculptured band.

The upper parts of the wall bear nearly 180 beautifully carved images of various Gods and Goddesses. Those Gods and Goddesses stand under elegantly designed floral arches and some of them are finely shaped and finished.

Inside the temple, we can see a few elegantly carved star-shaped pillars but the ceilings are of greater interest. Mostly they are some simple dances full of carvings. The doorway also shows a greatness of fine workmanship.

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BASADI HALLI (JAIN MANDIR)

There are three Jain Temples to the south of Basadihalli, two furlongs from Hoysaleshwara temple. Out of them Parswanathaswamy temple is an important one. The construction of this temple being of high grade and the appreciable carvings of the door tops high in Halebeed work. The twelve pillars that hold the doom have been cut in a fine and attractive manner. We can see even our image on each pillar. The pillars have been lathed well that the images differ from one another.

The faces can be seen just as in a mirror. The Parswanathaswamy figure is made out of black stone and it is 14 feet in height. A seven-headed serpent has been carved on the head of this figure having curly hairs.

The central mandir is an Adinathaswamy and that is east of Shanthinathaswamy.

THE TEMPLE OF SRI RANGANATHA

The figure is 5-6 feet in height and sleeps on a serpent. God Brahma has born in the lotus of his Navel (Nabhi) Aridevi is serving him at his feet. The figure is of fine art. Astadikpalakas have been made in its arch.

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