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Two Jain Inscriptions found at Samse’s Shanthinath Basadi

Two Jain Inscriptions found at Samse’s Shanthinath Basadi

Found at Sri Shanthinath Basadi, Samse, Kalasa Taluk, Chikamagalur District, Karnataka.Inscriptions below to 15-16th & 19th Century.Found along the Padapeetha ...
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Kannada Jain Inscription of 11th Century Found in Latur District

Kannada Jain Inscription of 11th Century Found in Latur District

Kannada Jain Inscription of 11th Century Found in Latur district. Discovered at Karla village near Killari, Asusa Taluk, Latur district,MaharashtraUnique ...
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12th Century's Sallekhana Jain Inscription found at Harakere Village, Shivamogga District, Karnataka.

12th Century’s Sallekhana Memorial Discovered in Shivamogga District

- Nitin H P Shivamogga/Shimoga, 2nd December 2018: A 12th century’s sallekhana memorial has been discovered by R Shejeshwar, Asst ...
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The Hoysala Inscription Of A.D. 1165 found on the Mandaragiri Hill

Mandaragiri’s Jain Heritage Rediscovered

- Nitin H.P. You go in search of something, but you stumble upon completely different. It is much more prevalent ...
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Heritage Highlight

The temple ruins are located at Punchavayal, near Panamaram, in Kerala's Wayanad district.

Old Jain shrine in Wayanad in ruins due to ASI apathy

- Article & Photos Courtesy: Anjana Menon, Manorama Online A Jain Temple likely constructed between the 12th and 13th centuries during the Hoysala reign in present-day Karnataka region is now in ruins, ...
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Digambar Jain Temple at Jogipeta, Medak District, Telangana.

Jogipeta Temple: A fountainhead of the Digambar Jains

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Keladi - Archaeology Museum

Keladi – Archaeology Museum

Jain idols & Inscriptions housed at the Archaeology Museum, Keladi, Sagar Taluk, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India. -Photos by Nitin H.P ...
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Lord Adinath, Yaliyur, Karnataka, 12th Century A.D.

Hassan – State Archaeology Museum

Jain idols housed at the State Archaeology Museum, Hassan, Karnataka, India. -Photos by Nitin H.P. (HPN@JHC), Bengaluru The Department of ...
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Vellore - Government Museum

Vellore – Government Museum

-Photos by Nitin H.P. (HPN@JHC), Bengaluru Images of Jain idols at the Government Museum, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India ...
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Madikeri - State Archaeology Museum

Madikeri – State Archaeology Museum

-Photos by Nitin H.P. (HPN@JHC), Bengaluru Images of Jain idols and inscriptions at the State Archaeology Museum, Madikeri (Coorg), Karnataka, ...
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