The village of Haduvalli which is also called
as Hadolli is located in Bhatkal Taluk in uttar Kannada district. But it may be
a quiet place today, but the village was once the hotbed of Jainism and even
today, attracts tourists looking for knowledge about our rich historical past.
The Padmavati Temple at Haduvalli is in the hands of a family and has twenty
four statues of Thirthankaras which are carved in fine black polished stone,
each over half a meter tall. The silent village which now has a population of
hardly four hundred individuals has seen better times, centuries ago. Called
‘Sangitapura’ in inscriptions, it was the second capital of the Saluvas. The
well maintained Padmavati Temple looks like a house from outside. Regular pujas
are performed daily. There are images of Yakshi Padmavati, Jaina Saraswati and
also a bronze statue of Anantanatha Teerthankara. The statues and idols here
belong to the fifteenth century. For all this puja is performed daily.
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