Chavundaraya Basadi

Chavundaraya Basadi is a 10th-century Jain temple located on Chandragiri Hill at Shravanabelagola in Hassan District, Karnataka. Built in 982 CE by Chavundaraya, minister and commander under the Western Ganga dynasty, it is dedicated to Parshvanatha. It is the largest and most prominent basadi on Chandragiri and an important example of Western Ganga architecture within the major Jain pilgrimage centre of Shravanabelagola.

Visitors can expect a hilltop Jain temple complex reached by climbing stone steps up Chandragiri Hill. The basadi features a simple yet elegant Dravidian-style structure with a garbhagriha, mandapa, and monolithic pillars, housing an image of Parshvanatha. The hilltop offers views of Vindhyagiri Hill with the Gommateshwara statue, the town below, and surrounding basadis. The setting is quiet and pilgrimage-oriented with stone-paved courtyards and historic inscriptions.

Built in 982 CE by Chavundaraya, minister, commander and scholar under Western Ganga King Rachamalla IV. Chavundaraya was also the patron of the monolithic Gommateshwara statue on Vindhyagiri Hill. The basadi is dedicated to Parshvanatha and represents Western Ganga architecture, with later additions. Chandragiri Hill is traditionally associated with Jain history including Chandragupta Maurya and Bhadrabahu.

A significant Jain religious site and pilgrimage destination within the Shravanabelagola complex, one of the most important Jain centres in South India. The basadi is actively visited by Jain pilgrims and is part of the Chandragiri hill group of basadis revered for worship, meditation and festivals such as Mahamastakabhisheka held at nearby Vindhyagiri.