Origin of Jain Mutt probably goes back to the 12th cent. but the present structure appears to be not older than 300 years. The most interesting part of the Mutt are the frescoes on the walls of the inner prakara and the metal images in the sanctum of the basadi attached to it. The large stucco-figures on the parapet of the open quadrangle would have been of equal importance had they not been heavily smothered. The reliefs on the pillars are in imitation of the Vijayanagara and Nayak traditions. The frescoes were probably got executed some time in the middle of the 17-18 cent. Anantakavi of 1780 refers to them in his Gommata-Vistara' The 'samavasarana' of Parshwanatha, the life of emperor Bharata and the stories relating to Jaina prince Nagakumara are particularly noteworthy. A panel depicting the Dasara-Darbar, with king Krishnadevaraya Wodeyar in court is also seen there. The painting of Yakshis above the door-jambs are of interest to the students of Jaina art. Probably executed in two stages. these frescoes occupy a respectable place in the history of South Indian paintings. They are stylistically linked with the frescoes at Hampi and Lepakshi.

         The metal images in the sanctum are mostly of recent origin. The majority of them were got made between 1850 and 1858. An image of the 10th cent. in Ganga style, is probably one of the highly valued works in this collection.