9 Most Famous Jain Temples in India
May 08, 2018
India is secular country where a lot of religions are being followed, one
of them is Jainism that is one of the most popular religions in the world. It
is said that Jainism was started in India. Go on an India spiritual tour these
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You need to visit these highly famous religious Jain temples in India.
Jain Temple in Ayodhya
Ayodhya is surely one of the most religious places in the world. You can
visit a lot of temples while being her and some of the temples are also based
on Jainism. You can go to Ratnapuri that is the place of birth of Lord
Dharamnath, next you can visit the famous Swargdwar, where you can go to the
first Thirankara, and you can feel the presence of Lord Vrishabhnath here. You
can also visit the famous Baksaria Tola and also the Ramkot Muhalla Rajghat
which is said to be the birthplace of Lord Abhinandan Nath and lord Anantnath.
You can also visit the extremely famous Dighambar nath temple.
Ranakpur Jain Temple- Rajasthan
This temple is one of the most important religious places for the Jains.
It is in the Pali district of Rajasthan. This temple is said to be built
between the 14 and 15th centuries, and is said to be risen from ground in three
storeys that needs 1,444 carved marble pillars. The temple is really stunning
with the wonderful pillars and a marble rock that has 108 snake heads and also
a tangle of tails. You will surely feel a lot more spiritual visiting here.
Kulpakji shrine, Andhra Pradesh
The Kulpakji temple is in Kolanupaka that has three idols in its inner
sanctum; of Lord Rishabha , Lord Neminath,
and Lord Mahavir. You will see the idol of Lord Rishabha here has been
carved out of green stone, and looks really stunning, this temple is
historically named ‘Manikya Swamy’. The idol of Mahavira is 130 centimeters tall
and is carved in Jade that too single piece. This is a really important temple
because of the twenty Jain inscriptions that are found here. Along with that,
the Manasthamba of 1125 AD was also found here that has turned it into a Jain
Pilgrimage center for the Svetambara Jains of South India.
Gomateshwara Temple, Karnataka
It is one of the most famous Jain temple that has a huge stone structure
of Gomateshwar, the first Thirankara at the height of 18 m. here is a
Mahamastakabhisheka done in every 12 years here by devotees.
Dilwara – Chandanpur
These Jain temples are 3 km away from Mount Abu, these temples are really
famous for their beauty, and you would be enchanted with the carvings and
sculptures done on these temples.
Sonagir Temples- the temple of Gold
At Sonagir, you can find around 84 jain temples some of which dte back to
9th and 10th century. It is a wonderful place to visit. It is believed that
this temple was built on a hill that was
made of gold. About five and a half crores of saints are said to have attained
nirvana here. It is said that this is the place where ‘Samavsharan’ of eighth
Tirthankara Chandraprabhu had arrived.
Bawangaja – Kundalpur , Madhya Pradesh
This is a beautiful temple that is in the Satpura ranges that have the
world’s highest statue of Lord Adityanath in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. Adinath
is said to be the founder of Jainism and a lot of saints have spent their time
here. Bawagaja Temple is a really important Jain pilgrimage centre. The statue
here is of 4000 feet and is said to have been carved out of a mountain. Lord Adinath is shown spreading the idea of
peace, expression and art. Kundalpur, There are 63 temples around the valley.
You will be mesmerized by the beauty of this place.
Dharmanath Temple, Kerala
The Dharamnath temple is in Mattancherry, Cochin which is said to be the
most important shrine in the Jain religion in Kerala. This shrine is made in
marbles and has some really great pillars that are sculpted like the elephant
trunk brackets like the Dilawara temple in Mount Abu. Wayannad also has a lot
of Jain temples nearby. The most popular temples here is the Puliyarmala Jain
temple that is also called the Ananthnath Swami temple. This temple is made in
granite in Dravidian architecture style.
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Palitana – Girna
This is another really holy place for the Jains. Palitana has more than
3000 beautifully carved temples with some of them that were built as long as
11th century ago, These temples are over the famous Shatrunjaya hills. You need
to climb 3800 stone steps to reach here that is a realy difficult thing to do/
These temples are of Svetambara jains. You also need to visit the famous Girnar
mountain range that is even older than the Himalayas and houses a lot of
devotees every year, both Hindu and Jain. You cannot skip the most famous
temple that is built for Lord Neminath.
Thus, these are the
wonderful Jain temples that you surely need to pay a visit at least once in
your lifetime and you should surely make sure that you visit them to gain a
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