Jain Temple, Kidanganad

Jain Temple, Kidanganad
Jain Temple, Kidanganad
സുൽത്താൻ ബത്തേരി ക്ഷേത്രം
	Wayanad, Kerala
	Shown within Kerala Jain Temple, Kidanganad (India)
Geographic coordinates	11°39′36.6″N 76°15′02.5″E / 11.660167°N 76.250694°E
Architecture
Style	Vijayanagara architecture
Date established	13th Century

Sultan Bathery temple, originally known as Bathery Jain Temple, is a famous

Jain temple located at Sultan Bathery, earlier known as Kidanganad town of Kerala.^[1]

About temple

The Sultan Bathery temple originally known as, Bathery Jain Temple, was constructed in the 13th century CE by Jains migrated to the region from

Vijayanagara empire.^[5]^[6] The temple is a 25 x 7.5 x 4 meter structure that features ornate columns and a stone slabs roof. The temple was an important Jain center until, the temple was invaded and later used it to keep his battery (ammunition store) by Tipu Sultan, of Kingdom of Mysore, in the 18th century.^[7] The temple is part of Jain circuit of Kerala.^[3]^[8]

The temple is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.^[9]

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Temple Complex
Temple facade
Mandapa
Image of Jina on pillar
Pillar at the temple

References

Citations

^ Archaeological Survey of India 1903, p. 19.
^ Philip 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Heritage of Kerala, Wayanad" (PDF). Kerala State Planning Board. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ Singh et al. 2013, p. 710.
^ "Bathery Jain Temple, Wayanad". Department of Tourism (Kerala). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "Bathery Jain Temple". Rural Tourism. Ministry of Tourism (India). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ George 2021, p. 141.
^ "New 'circuit' to promote Jain culture in Wayanad". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ ASI, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 30 December 2015

Sources

Archaeological Survey of India (1903). Annual Report of the Archaeological Department, Southern Circle, Madras. Madras: Government Press.
George, Neena (2021). Just a Miracle: My Tryst with Infertility.
ISBN 9781639575480
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Singh, Sarina; Brown, Lindsay; Harding, Paul; Holden, Trent; Karafin, Amy; Morgan, Kate; Noble, John (2013). Lonely Planet South India & Kerala.
ISBN 9781743217948
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Philip, Shaju (12 April 2024). "History of Sulthan Bathery, which Kerala BJP chief wants renamed as Ganapathyvattam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[FOOTNOTEArchaeological_Survey_of_India190319-1] Archaeological Survey of India 1903, p. 19.

[FOOTNOTEPhilip2024-2] Philip 2024.

[townplanning-3] "Heritage of Kerala, Wayanad" (PDF). Kerala State Planning Board. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[FOOTNOTESinghBrownHardingHolden2013710-4] Singh et al. 2013, p. 710.

[5] "Bathery Jain Temple, Wayanad". Department of Tourism (Kerala). Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[6] "Bathery Jain Temple". Rural Tourism. Ministry of Tourism (India). Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[FOOTNOTEGeorge2021141-7] George 2021, p. 141.

[8] "New 'circuit' to promote Jain culture in Wayanad". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

[9] ASI, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 30 December 2015

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