Parshwanath and Shantinath Basadi in Halebid

Shantinath is the 16^th and Parshwanath is the 23^rd
Tirthankara out of the 24 Tirthankaras worshiped in Jain religion. Parshwanath
and Shantinath basadi (or temple) is one of the famous ancient temples of
Halebid. This is a Jain temple complex located near Kedareswar temple in
Halebid. The main temples inside the campus are Parshwanath and Shantinath
temples. The idols of Jain saints are very neatly carved on black granite. All
these images and temples are about 1000 years old built during 11^th
and 12^th century.  There are
two stone elephants guarding the front entrance of the temple. Although some
portions of the temples are broken, they are very well maintained by the
Archaeological department. The environment is maintained very neat and clean.

Though Halebid is famous for Hoyasaleswar temple, it is not
only a Hindu piligrim center; it is also a Jain pilgrim center. Halebid is
about 17 kms from Belur, 27 kms from Hassan and 215 kms from Bangalore. Apart
from Hoyasaleswar temple and Shantinath Temple there are other interesting
places like Kedareswar temple and Pushpagiri etc.  If you are visiting Halebid, don’t forget to
visit these interesting places.