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18 / Jaina Corpus of Koppaļa
A basadi in the name of Sāntaladevi is generally attributed to śāntaladevi, the chief crown queen of the Hoysala Vişnuvardhana; but, in the absence of any corroborative evidence, it is not that certain to identify the lady.
There are quite a good number of Jaina-tirthas as mentioned in the inscriptions of Karnataka (Nagarājaiah, Hampa: Śāsangaļalli Tirthagaļu: 1998-B]. Among such holy places of pilgrimage, SB and Koppa!a have a unique place of antiquity and honour; the present corpus is a solid proof and an authentic testimonial to the inexorable sacrosanct honour that Koppa!a enjoyed for centuries.
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