The basadi was constructed by the devout Jain lady Achiyakka (also called Achala Devi), wife of Chandramouli, a Brahmin minister in the court of the Hoysala king.

[6] According to art historian Adam Hardy, the basadi is a simple single shrine with superstructure (ekakuta vimana[7]) construction with a closed hall (mantapa).

[8] The sanctum (garbhagriha) that houses the standing image of Tirthankara Parshwanatha (under a seven headed snake canopy) connects to the hall via an antechamber (vestibule or sukanasi).

According to art historians Percy Brown and Gerard Foekema, all these features are commonly found in Hoysala temples.

[9][10] According to historian Kamath, the use of Soap stone as basic building material was a technique the Hoysalas adopted from the predecessors, the Western Chalukyas.