In An Antique Land

Aratipura, the ancient site which belongs to 9-14^th century had been one of the most important Jain religious complexes in Karnataka.
It is also called as Tipruru and surrounded by the Kanakagiri hills.
The artefacts belongs to the Ganga and Hoyasala dynasties that ruled this region between 9^th and 14^th century.
The script and language of the inscriptions found in the site were in the Kannada of the Hoysala period.
The site is known for the sculpture of Parsvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara in the Jain pantheon, standing on a lotus pedestal under the hood of a snake.
There is also a 2.2-metre sculpture of Bahubali stands on Shravana Betta that predates the one at Sravanabelagola.
The monolithic statue of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola was carved from a single block of granite.
It was built by the Ganga Dynasty Minister Chavundaraya in 10^thCentury and it is 17 m tall, one of the largest free-standing statues in the world.

Source; The Hindu

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In an antique land