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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Draft:Koti Basadi, Moodbidre

This Jain Temple was built by Koti Shetty, hence also known as Koti-Shetty-Basadi, but is often shorten down just Kotibasdi. He was a merchant who owned a ship and used to travel and trade with Arab countries and Eastern countries like China.

Architecture

This temple is built using granite and bolder rocks. This temple approximately has about 200 square feet (19 m) of area.

First person perspective view

First, you enter the temple through a gate. there you will find a small yard where you have to keep your footwear and enter a doorway.

This is an image of the Outside Entrance of Koti Shetty Basadi in Moodbidre

Then you will find yourself in a 3 metres (9.8 ft) passageway where on either side there are elevated platforms, usually used for sitting or on a program(found in almost all the temples in Moodabidre). Then you enter the outer part of the temple where you will find some space to walk around. It is strictly prohibited to walk around the temple anti-clockwise(just like in Hindu temples).

This is an image of the beautiful Koti Shetty Basadi in Moodbidre
This is an image of the Outside Entrance of Koti Shetty Basadi in Moodbidre