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90 : JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD Ujjain, this city-temple attracts numerous pilgrims and visitors. According to tradition, several Jain saints have attained their liberation here. There are 22 more Jain temples at the foot of the hill and various “dharmaśālā”,
Unhel (Nageshwar), important place of pilgrimage, on the border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, a beautiful Svetāmbara temple with a black statue of Pārśva, in “kāyotsarga" posture. He is said to have meditated here.
Ujjain, ancient capital of Avantī, famous in the history of Jainism, 33 temples of which one dedicated to Pārsva and to other Jain Tīrthankara with a great number of statues,
Vidisha, one of the first places where, according to tradition, Jain statues have been carved on the rock walls of cave-temples. There are, today, 14 temples of which the "Bada Mandir" has exceptional mogul style. An open-air museum preserves many remains of ancient Jainism.
We should also mention in these States, Jain temples and sacred places at: Ahar, Ajaygarh, Amizara, Avanti, Avlokik, Banedia, Badnavar, Bandha, Bhopavar, Bimbadod, Bina, Buhariband, Golakot, Hasampura, Jabalpur, Khaniaghan, Koniji, Kukdeshvar, Kundalpur, Lakhnadon, Laxmani, Madia, Maheshwar, Mandavgadh, Mohankheda, Pachrai, Pajnari, Panagar, Paniharbarai, Parasali, Patnaganj, Pavagiri, Pujnari, Pushpagiri, Sagar, Samasgarh, Shivpuri, Siddhavarkut, Sihonia, Talanpur, Thuvanji, Tikangarh, Udaigiri, Uvasaghar, Vahi, etc.
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We must cite, at Khandagiri and Udaygiri near Bhubaneswar, capital of this State, two hills with 33 ancient Jain caves (gumphā), cut in the
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