Jain Temples - There are
four Jain temples in
Hassan the Dodda basadi, the Chickka basadi, the Mahavira temple and the Swethambara Jain temple.
Dodda Basadi - This
900 years old temple has the idol of Bhagwan Parshwanatha as the main deity. There is an idol of bhagawan
Bahubali made out of white stone it is about 7 feet in height. We can also find
the idol of Chaturmuka tirthankara, Brahmadeva and many small idols made from
stone and diffrent metals. The metal idols of the Jaina Yakshis and Godess
Saraswati found in the temple are worth seeing.
Chickka basadi - This temple has the idol of Bhagwan
Parshwanatha is the main deity. We can find many small idols of other Jaina Gods
made out of marble and different metals.
Swethambara Jain temple -
This temple has Bhagawan Adinatha as the main deity with the idols of Nakoda and Niral
Parshwanatha on its right and left respectively.
Mahavira temple - This temple was
constructed in the year 2002 and the panchakalyana pratishta mahotsav was
held under the guidance of Sri Devendrakerthi Bhattarakha Maharaj of the
Huncha Jain Muth. This temple is situated in the premises of the Mahavira
Bhavan in the Ravindranagar area.
Other Places of Interests
at Hassan - Hasanamba Temple (Open only for a week during the Deepavali),
Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Sri Sringeri Shankar Mutt, Virupaksha Temple,
Panduranga Temple, Sita Ramanuja Temple, Javanahalli Mutt, Chamundeshwari
Temple.