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List of Jain Temples (Holy Sites of Jains)
March 6, 2007 |
There are many Jain tirthas (pilgrimage sites) throughout India.
* Shikharji, also known as Parshvanathji or Sammet Sikhar and located in Giridih district in Jharkhand state, is considered the most sacred pilgrimage site. Parshvanath Hill is about 4481 feet high, and twenty Tirthankars attained Nirvan here.GoogleEarthLocation
* Shravanabelagola, a monumental statue of Saint Gomateshwar in Hassan District, Karnatak.
* Dilwada Temples, complex of white marble Jain temples on Mount Abu, Rajasthan.
* Palitana, most visited Jain temple in Gujarat.
* Girnar,a temple in Gujrat.
* Bawangaja, a complex of Jain temples and monumental statues in Barwani District, Madhya Pradesh.
* Gwalior’s fort is home to dozens of Jain rock-cut sculptures.
* Sonagir, about 60 km from Gwalior, has scores of temples on little hills.
* Bajrangadh, Atisaya-kshetra in Guna district in Madhya Pradesh, India
A “Pujari” cleaning an Idol at the Ranakpur Jain temple. The cloth over his face is to prevent spittle or bacteria from landing on holy images, books, or statues of Tirthankars.
A “Pujari” cleaning an Idol at the Ranakpur Jain temple. The cloth over his face is to prevent spittle or bacteria from landing on holy images, books, or statues of Tirthankars.
* Ranakpur Temples, extensive complex of white marble Jain temples in Ranakpur, Rajasthan.
* Kundalpur, Siddha-kshetra with 63 temples, is famous for a beautiful statue of Bade Baba in Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh, India
* Shri Mahavirji/Chandanpur, in Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan, India has a 78 cm high copper-colored idol of Mahavir in the Padmasana posture. About 175 km away from Jaipur, it is the most visited temple in Rajasthan.
* Tijara/Dehra, Atisaya-kshetra, in Alwar district in Rajasthan, India, where the principal Tirthankar is Bhagwan Chandraprabhu, is about 110 km away from Delhi.
* Ananthanatha Swami Temple (also known as the Puliyarmala Jain Temple} in Puliyarmala, outside of Kalpetta in Wayanad district, Kerala.
Siddhachalam temple in New Jersey, USA, is considered to be an important pilgrimage site. Apart from India, America now has the most Jain temples.
