CIRCUIT II - B

BASE: MURDESWAR

Haduvalli

Bhatkal

Haduvalli

16 Kms from Bhatkal on the Bhatkal shimoga SH, Theerthankara Bastil at Haduvalli is a 14^th century Jain temple. 24 Theerthankara idols are installed there. The place was formerly capital of the queen Channabyra Devi. There are two hills Chandragiri and Indragiri  which attract the tourists for scenic beauty

 Bhatkal

 40 Kms south of Honnavar, Bhatkal was the south most port in Bombay presidency. It is place of historical and archaeological interest. There are 13 temples / bastis built during the 15^th and 16^th centuries. Each one is a marvel in sculpture and worth visiting. But most of them are in dilapidated state.   The important ones are,

Adike Narayan Temple : Small stone temple. The Ashtadikpalakas are carved on the roof.

Kamati Narayan Temple: Built in 1550.  It has an inscribed stone.

Choleshwar Temple: Black basalt temple with beautiful carvings built by Cholamandala. It has tamil inscriptions.

Chandrakanteshwar Basti: It is largest and finest Jain Temple in Bhatkal. The building is two storyed with length 112 feet and has an ‘agrashala’ and ‘bhogmantap’ The dhwaja stamb is an elegant single block 21’ high stone column raising from a platform of about fourteen feet square. Behind the basti is a smaller pillar 19’ high called ‘yakshabhrahma kambh’.

Venkataramana temple:  It is said to be 400 yrs old. It is ornamented with sculptures.