Bathery Jain Temple
Jain temple in bathery is one of the most important Jain temple in Kerala. The Bathery Temple in Sulthan Bathery is believed to have been built during the 13th century. Its design is influenced by the architectural style of the then reigning Vijayanagar Dynasty. The temple has an interesting history, which first served as a shrine, next as a centre of commercial trade and finally, as the ammunition store or battery of Tipu Sulthan’s army. The town, Sulthan Bathery, derives its name from that use. Sultan Bathery is a historical place and its ancient history goes in sync with the history of Wayanad.The recorded history of this district exists only from the 10th century onward. In 930 AD, emperor Erayappa of Ganga Dynasty led his troops to south west of Mysore and after conquering, called it Bayalnad meaning the land of swamps. After Erayappa, his sons Rachamalla and Battunga fought each other for the new kingdom of their father’s legacy. Rachamall...