Manjeshvara
Caturmukha Basti
The complex multi-storeyed Caturmukha Basti is located outside the village of Manjeshvara. The temple is a clear Keralan example of a caturmukha (four-faced) Jaina temple. A small tree, reminiscent of a tulasī tree, is tended by devotees inside the temple compound.
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The temple complex seen from the south
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View towards the temple from the southeast
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The sacred tree inside the temple compound
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