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Architectural Features of the Temple
The temple is in the form of circular audiotorium with facing all cardinal dirctions standing posture Tirthankar Sri Mahavira. The size of garbhagriha is 12'-6" X 12'6". It is belived that the Lord Sri Mahavir preaches at this place several times. In the memorial, it was constructed in 1910. It has three level of storey with a height of 34'6". The entire samosaran is finished with white cladded marble. Its arches, railing and the top of shikhara in tree replica is intricately carved.
4.6.7.3 Sri Swetambar Jain Temple, Pawapuri
Location: Pawapuri
Date of Construction : 1880's
Temple Type - Sri Mahavir Swetambar Jain Temple
Plate Number: - XLV
Architectural Features of the Temple
The temple has sitting posture vedi of Tirthankar Sri Mahavira. The temple has square garbhagriha of 10'-0" X 10'-0" with three side door and circumambulatory path. The height of temple is 53'-0". The top of temple has pyramidical shikhara with spire and grooved. The temple is constructed with brick and lime mortar and carvings of plaster in ceiling, eaves, and columns.
4.6.7.4 Sri Kundalpur Digmaber Jain Atishaya Kshetra
Location: Kundalpur
Date of Construction : 1710's
Temple Type - Sri Mahavir Digmaber Jain Temple, Manastambha
Architectural Features of the Temple
According to the Digamber Jain sect, Sri Kundalpur Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra is the sacred place of Sri Mahavir, Garbha, Janma and Tapa Kalyanaka. There are two temples and a manastambha on the campus. The first temple is a huge and glorious temple with beautiful spirers at Sri Kundalpur Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra. The main idol is an attractive idol of Padmasana of Lord Sri Mahavir, white in color and four and a half feet of height established in this temple. The other temple is an underground temple with a pyramidal superstructure, the temple symbolizes Sri Mahavir birthplace. manastambha is a huge and brilliant tower where eight idols of Lord Sri Mahavir are
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