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Holy Places & Monuments: The principal places of Jaina pilgrimage are those associated with birth, nirvana or any other important event in the life of the twenty-four Tirthankaras, or with some important event in the eclesiastical history of the Jains, some miraculous Jina image or shrine, or some important ancient religious or cultural centre. As such, the Jaina holy places are scattered all over India, from Mt. Kailas ( in Tibet ) to Cape Comorin, and from the western coast to the Bay of Bengal. Jaina stupas, caves, cave-temples, pillars, shrines, temples and temple-cities, with superb sculptural and architectural specimens, are to be seen in almost every part of the country. More important of the Jaina pilgrim centres are: Parasnath Hill, Rajgir, Pawa, Champapur, Kolhua-pahar and Vaishali in Bihar; Paharpur and Pak-Vir in Bengal; Udayagiri-Khandagiri caves in Orissa; Ayodhya, Ratnapuri, Shravasti, Varanasi, Kakandi, Kaushambi, Kampilya, Hastinapur, Prayag, Shauripur,
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