Kagwad is a village in Athani Taluk of Belagavi/Belgaum district.
Main Deities – Idols of Tirthankar Shanthinath and Mahavir.
Temples – There are 2 Digambar Jain temples at Kagawad.
Ancient idol of Tirthankar Parshwanath in Kayotsarga, 1st Basement, Sri Digambar Jain Temple, Kagwad, Athni Taluk, Belagavi District, Karnataka, India. Ancient idol of Tirthankar Shantinath in Sukhasana, 2nd Basement, Sri Digambar Jain Temple, Kagwad, Athni Taluk, Belagavi District, Karnataka, India.
Main Temple – This temple in addition to the ground floor has Jain idols in the basements.
- Ground Floor – In the ground floor are seen the metal idols of Tirthankars and a few yaksha and yakshis. In addition to this an idol of Brahmadev is also seen here.
- 1st Basement – On this floor is seen a 2 feet high stone idol of Tirthankar Parshwanath in Kayotsarga and 2 marble idols of Tirthankar Parshwanath in Padmasana.
- 2nd Basement – On this floor is installed a 3 feet high stone idol of Tirthankar Shanthinath in Paryankasana.
Mahavir Swamy Digambar Jain Temple – This temple with a Manastambha has a 2′ 6″ high idol of Tirthankar Mahavir in Padmasana as the main deity. Also are seen many other small Tirthankar idols, Nandishwara, Ashta Mangala, Choubis Tirthankar and other idols. Also are seen a couple of marble Tirthankar idols and a black coloured idol of Lord Bahubali.
Location – Kagwad is at a distance of 39 Kms from Athani, 4.5 Kms from Shedbala and 105 Kms from Belagavi. The nearest railway station is Shedabal.
Address – 1008 Sri Mahavir Swamy Digamber Jain Temple, Kagwad, Athani Taluk, Belagavi District, Karnataka, India.