Danavulapadu Jain temple

Jain temple in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Danavulapadu Jain temple

Danavulapadu Jain temple

Religion
Affiliation| Jainism
Sect| Digambara
Deity| Parshvanatha
Festivals| Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location| Danavulapadu village, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

Location within Andhra Pradesh

Geographic coordinates| 14°47′29.3″N 78°26′16.6″E﻿ / ﻿14.791472°N 78.437944°E﻿ / 14.791472; 78.437944
Architecture
Style| Rashtrakuta architecture
Date established| 8th century
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Danavulapadu Jain temple is an ancient Jain center located in Danavulapadu village, within the Jammalamadugu mandal of Kadapa district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

## History

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Danavulapadu Jain temple, discovered in 1903,[1][2] was once an important Jain center and received royal patronage from Rashtrakuta dynasty.[3][4] According to inscriptions on Nishidhi stone, the site was popular among Jain acharyas to perform Sallekhana.[5] A 13th century inscription found in neighbouring village mentions present of this temple.[6]

A chaumukha (four-faced) idol was installed in 8th century during reign of Rashtrakuta dynasty.[note 1][7][8] There is a one-line sanskrit inscription at the base of the statue with characters from the early Eastern Chalukyas period.[9] In 968 CE, Khottiga, Rashtrakuta empire, installed a panavatta for the Mahamastakabhisheka of Shantinatha.[10][11]

## About temple

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The temple plan features a mandapa, antarala, and garbhagriha. The adhishthana of the temple is decorated with fine carvings. There are carvings of Nāga, Nāginī, Hanuman and Ganesha on temple wall.[6]

The temple enshrines a 10th-century 12 feet (3.7 m) idol of a five-hooded serpent Parshvanatha seated on a lotus shaped pedestal with carvings scroll ornaments and sculptures of elephants and crocodiles as vahanas. The hands and portion below the knee are broken.[12][13] There is an image of yakshi in lotus position seated on a lion. The second shrine is heavily ornate structure ensuring an idol of Tirthankara.[14] Several serpent deities idols have been placed besides the well near the temple complex.[15][16] The temple also houses an idol of Padmavati.[17]

## Gallery

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* Parshvanatha idol

* Image of Ganesha

* Idols of serpent near the temple

## Conservation

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The temple complex is protected by Archaeological Survey of India.[6] Various artefacts, inscriptions and sculptures discovered at the site are now placed inside Government Museum, Chennai.[4][15]

## See also

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* Ramateertham
* Ambapuram cave temple

## Notes

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1. ^ Chaumukh idol faces all four cardinal directions.[7]

## References

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### Citation

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1. ^ Konow 1910, p. 147.
2. ^ Ramamurty 1979, pp. 54–55.
3. ^ Stephens 1904, p. 24.
4. ^ a b Ramamurty 1979, p. 54.
5. ^ Reddy 2022, p. 113.
6. ^ a b c "Buried Jaina Temple and Remains at Danavulapadu". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
7. ^ a b Nandi 1973, p. 33.
8. ^ Leeuw 1956.
9. ^ Archaeological Survey of India 1903, p. 26.
10. ^ Shah 1987, p. 156.
11. ^ Nandi 1973, p. 35.
12. ^ Kannan & Lakshminarayanan 2001, p. 63.
13. ^ Pereira 1977, p. 7.
14. ^ Ramamurty 1979, p. 55.
15. ^ a b "Danavulapadu". Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
16. ^ "Archaeology". Government Museum, Chennai. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
17. ^ Singh 1971, p. 165.

### Sources

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#### Books

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* Archaeological Survey of India (1903). Annual Report of the Archaeological Department, Southern Circle, Madras. Coorg: Government Press.
* Kannan, R.; Lakshminarayanan, K. (2001). Iconography of the Jain images in the government museum (PDF). Vol. 15\. Government Museum, Chennai.
* Konow, Sten (1910). Epigraphia Indica and Record of the Archaeological Survey of India (PDF). Epigraphia Indica. Vol. 10\. Bombay: Archaeological Survey of India.
* Nandi, Ramendra Nath (1973). Religious Institutions and Cults in the Deccan, C. A.D. 600-A.D. 1000. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-08-426-0564-9.
* Pereira, Jose (1977). Monolithic Jinas. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-2397-6.
* Ramamurty, N. (1979). Social and religious life as depicted in the Chalukyan sculptures (PDF). Aligarh: Aligarh Muslim University.
* Reddy, Pedarapu Chenna (2022). Nagabharana: Recent Trends in Jainism Studies. Blue Rose Publishers. ISBN 978-93-56114-46-3.
* Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography. Vol. 1\. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6.
* Stephens, H. Morse (1904). Madras State Administration Report. Government Press.

#### Web

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* Leeuw, Lohuizen-de (1956). "Danavulapadu". Leiden University Library. Netherland.
* Singh, Ram Bhushan (1971). "Jaina Goddesses In Karnataka And Their Association With Tantricism During Early Medieval Times". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 33. Indian History Congress: 165–71\. JSTOR 44145329. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

## External links

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