The monument is located on the southern side at a distance of 3km from the village Wakkund on an island of Navilu Tirtha dam. There are three temples of which the Jaina temple located on top of the hillock is important. Facing North, this temple has on plan a garbhagriha, an antarala, an ardhamandapa (pillared hall) and a porch. The garbhagriha may have had housed an image of Jain Tirthankara; the pedestal of which is only remaining now. The door frame of the garbhagriha is divided into five shakhas of floral and mythical animals. The lower portion of the doorframe is depicted with the river Goddesses of Ganga and Yamuna. The lintel is adorned with Gajalakshmi. A pradakshinapatha goes around the garbhagriha.
A narrow antarala opens into the ardhamandapa. The door frame of the antarala is similar to the garbhagriha. The ardhamandapa (pillared hall) is supported by four pillars and twelve pilasters. The beams of the ardhamandapa are depicted with the Jain Tirthankaras. On stylistic grounds and based on the characters of the inscriptions it may belong to 11th or 12th century CE.

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