To
the north of Shanthinatha Basadi is the image of Bharateshwara, the
brother of Bahubali. It is five feet high and carved out of a soft
variety of soap-stone. It is left in an unfinished condition being
complete only to the knees. The pitted marks on several parts of the
figure is due to the curiosity on the ignorant visitors to hear the
metallic sound caused by hitting the image with stones which is
really a sign of vandalism.
