Panchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli

Panchakuta Basadi is a Jain temple complex in Kambadahalli village, Mandya district, 18 kilometres from Shravanabelagola on the highway to Mandya. The village name means village of the pillar and comes from the tall manasthambha, or Brahmadeva pillar, standing in front of the temples. The historian K.R. Srinivasan dates the complex to 900–1000 CE under the Western Ganga kings, while I.K. Sarma suggests the 8th century, and inscriptions show later repairs, including under the Hoysalas.

It is regarded as one of the best examples of Western Ganga Dravidian architecture. The first phase produced a group of three shrines, one facing north and the others west and east, each crowned by a different kind of tower: the square Brahmachhanda in the centre and the Rudrachhanda and Vishnuchhanda on either side. Srinivasan called it a landmark of south Indian architecture, and the Archaeological Survey of India looks after it as a national monument.