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110: JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD
· KERALA
One may cite, at:
Alappuzha (Alleppey), a Jain Śvetambara temple erected in 1990,
Bangarmanjeshwar, Jain ruins,
Palakad (Palghat), interesting Jain ruins at "Sultan's Battery".
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MAHARASHTRA
More than 1.500.000 Jains live in this State. Among the most interesting sites we will mention, at:
Amalner, three temples of which a splendid one dedicated to Pārśva,
Anjaneri, at 24 kms from Nasik, an important Jain centre from the XIIth and XIIIth centuries, a great statue of a meditating Jina and, at the village entrance, a partly restored ancient temple. Nearby, is a cavetemple, converted into a Śaivaite chapel where there are still carvings of Jina and Yakṣa on the rock.
Ankai, in Kandesh district, Jain cave-temples decorated by silhouettes holding musical instruments and performing a dance,
Antariksha, see Shirpur,
Bhaja, ancient Jain cave-temples,
Bhatkuli, a Digambara temple dedicated to Adinatha,
Chamarlena, several ancient Jain cave-temples,
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