Pattadakal

Jaina Temple

The Jaina Temple at Pattadakal, constructed during the ninth to tenth centuries CE, is another example of a Jaina temple in which, after its annexation by followers of Vira-Śaivism, the raised shrine has not been used any longer. The sanctum on the ground floor today houses a liṅga. Steps lead up to the raised floor level from within the large closed hall. The shrine proper (mūla-prāsāda) of this temple has an internal ambulatory. Internal circumambulation paths are relatively rare in this region of India.