Sankighatta

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Dallina Vardamana Mahaveera Jain temple
Mahaveera Moksha Kalyan
Governing bodyGoverned by Settru family till 1950 and now by Jain Samaj
BhattarakaComes under Charukeerthi Bhattaraka of Shravanabelagola
Location
LocationMagadi Taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka
Architecture
CreatorNarasimha I
Date establishedBetween 1141 and 1173 CE
Specifications
Temple(s)One early Hoysala architecture Jain temple
Monument(s)1
InscriptionsKannada inscription
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Sankighatta, is a village in Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara district in Karnataka.The village was a historic Jain site, The name of the village comes from Settra + Ghatta = Settraghatta. In

Shivaganga hills
, Biskuru, etc..

History

The

Shivaganga hills
.

Jain
families are present, even today, in and around Sankighatta.

Sankighatta was once famous for cultivation of

Arecanut, Mango
.

Prominent people of Sankighatta

Settru were an historic

Jain family family, who lived in Sankighatta, Settru. The members of Settru family patronised Jainism
.

According to historic records, prominent members of the Settru family were -

Historians refers Settru were the existing original clan of

Hoysala royal family members along with Bittideva/ Vishnuvardhana's famous and Queen Natyarani (Queen of Dance) pattamahishi Shantaladevi protested the religious conversion and continued to follow Jainism and moved away from Belur Halebidu
due to the political and religious situation and settled in Sankighatta.

Other prominent members are Dharmadhikari Settru Vardamanaiah, Dharmadhikari Settru Jawallanaiah, Dharmadhikari Settru Adirajaiah and

Jain temple and he handed over the temple keys, roles and responsibility with a written document to Magadi taluk administrator (Tahsildar) around 1950. Settru family members still live in Sankighatta and are respected as Settru maneyavaru (Settru Family in Kannada language). Settru Family members are the patrons/ Dharmadhikari of Jain temple
and delivered the responsibility of governing the temple from the time it was built till 1950.

Overview

The main attraction of Sankighatta is 11th century early

Mastakabhiseka
is performed.

The damaged and antique black granite statue of Bhagavan

Jain Temple is also the only historic and oldest Jain temple which is near to Karnataka state capital Bangalore
.

Present condition

Jain temple with name and places which Payappa Settru visited. Many of the Settru family members live in Bangalore
. Even today, Settru family members are the first people to lead the religious functions in Dallina Vardaman Mahaveera Thirtankara Temple.

Sankighatta is on the way to

Jain
community is maintaining the temple.

See also

References

  1. ^ Maharaj, Gyansagar Ji (18 January 2011). "Gyansagar Ji Maharaj Vihara". Gyansagarmaharaj.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ Karnataka. "Sankighatta". Jainheritagecentres.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

External links

  • Stone inscription on the wall of Bhandar basadi Jain temple in Shravanabelagola narrates about Bhusava Settru's defensive action to save seventy five Jain temples in Kalya (Kalyana pura) near Sankighatta].
  • Rajavali Kathasara, Kannada book published by
    Mysore University
    , narrates about Bhusava Settru and Payappa Settru of Settru family from Sankighatta]
  • Kannada Hasta prathigala varnamala sangraha, Kannada book published by
    Mysore University
    , narrates about Bhusava Settru of Settru family from Sankighatta]
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