The interior of the Shantinatha Basadi is much plainer than the exterior. There are four plain rounded pillars but not as polished. There are two large Nagendra dwarapalakas with simple articulation of the stellate side columns and door way lintels. There are five seated jaina figures across lintels. The one in the centre sits on an elaborate throne and has cauri (flywhisk) bearers on each side and is a small replica of the shrine itself with Shantinatha sitting on his seven sectioned throne. There are lions in the central five sections. The other 4 jainas on the lintel are placed on the columns of the jambs to the sides and over lotus bud pendants.
Shantinatha Basadi, a Jain temple dedicated to the sixteenth Tirthankar Shantinatha is located at Jinanathapura to the north of Chandragiri near Shravanabelagola. Jinanathapura was founded by Ganga Raja, a commander and an influential Jain patron in the early 12th century during the rule of the noted Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana.
Shantinatha Basadi, a Jain temple dedicated to the sixteenth Tirthankar Shantinatha is located at Jinanathapura to the north of Chandragiri near Shravanabelagola. Jinanathapura was founded by Ganga Raja, a commander and an influential Jain patron in the early 12th century during the rule of the noted Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana.
A Kannada language inscription on the pedestal of the seated image of the Shantinatha reveals that the Basadi was built by Recana, a general and minister of the king Ballala II. It also gives some information about his Jain preceptors. Recana, who was earlier in the service of the Kalyani Chalukyas and later the Southern Kalachuris, appears to have transferred his loyalty to the Hoysala king. This may be the reason for the interesting departure from contemporary austere Jain temples to rich and bold exterior panel relief, an idiom that was more common with the contemporary Hindu temples built by the Hoysala kings or by influential persons associated with the empire.
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