This place is situated in Uttara Kannada District. 40 Kms south of Honnavar, Bhatkal was the south most port in Bombay presidency. It is place of historical and archaeological interest. There are 13 temples / bastis built during the 15th and 16th centuries. Each one is a marvel in sculpture and worth visiting. But most of them are in dilapidated state. The important ones are,
Adike Narayan Temple : Small stone temple. The Ashtadikpalakas are carved on the roof.
Kamati Narayan Temple: Built in 1550. It has an inscribed stone.
Choleshwar Temple: Black basalt temple with beautiful carvings built by Cholamandala. It has tamil inscriptions.
Chandrakanteshwar Basti: It is largest and finest Jain Temple in Bhatkal. The building is two storyed with length 112 feet and has an ‘agrashala’ and ‘bhogmantap’ The dhwaja stamb is an elegant single block 21’ high stone column raising from a platform of about fourteen feet square. Behind the basti is a smaller pillar 19’ high called ‘yakshabhrahma kambh’.
Venkataramana temple: It is said to be 400 yrs old. It is ornamented with sculptures.
Other temples are, Shankar Narayan Temple, Khetapai Narayan Temple, Narasimh temple, Parshwanatheswar temple, Raghunath temple, Tirumal temple, Shanteshwar temple, Shambhuling temple, Murgopinath temple, and Chaturmukha basti.
Courtesy: Wikipedia
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