Description: Barkur is a cluster of three villages (Hosala, Hanehalli, Kachoor) in Udupi District of Karnataka The place is located on the bank of river Seetha. Kattale Basadi or Basadi in Barkur is located 16km form Udupi. It is an ancient jain temple. A 20 feet monolithic stone pillar is erected at the entrance. The temples were elegantly designed with carvings and embellishments, but are now in ruins .The twenty four dents in the stone are the only evidence of the existence of idols of the twenty four Jain Thirthankaras. There are three main structures in a big courtyard with a victory pillar at the entrance. Built between the 8th and 12th century AD by the Alupa rulers, the Jain Basadi, unlike most South Indian temples built in the Dravidian style, does not have a gopuram. 

The sanctum sanctorum is surrounded by the stone walls otherwise known as Prangan, with sloping stone pillars over it. The original Mahaveera idol was destroyed but has been replaced by stone tablets with animal figures that are a later addition. Kattale Basadi consists of Navranga with Nagkaali, Shiva, Vishnu and Jain deities with separate temples. It proves the existence of changing kingdoms with various rulers trying to control the city both politically and in terms of religion.