Belgaum
Candranātheśvara Basti
The Candranātheśvara Basti at Bhatkal, dating from the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries but with later additions, has a triple-halled temple layout. The temple used to enshrine three icons in a single elongated image chamber on the ground floor, and two more religious statues in the image chamber (garbha-gr̥ha) on the first floor.
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Māna-stambha in front of the gateway
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South side of the temple
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View from first to second maṇḍapa
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Pārśvanātha Basti
The Pārśvanātha Basti has substantially been rebuilt. It is raised on a shallow platform. In the north-western corner of the compund is a nāga-shrine. A prominent māna-stambha has been raised outside the complex in the east.
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A raised external path surrounds the temple
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View towards the shrine
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Memorial stones at the rear of the temple
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