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Between the last two decades, the Jains of Ara have been freely religious and, in light of its commitments, this area now delights with more than forty Jain temples, which act as a countless coherent environment. Some of these Jain temples are proliferations of ancient Jain temples elsewhere. The image of Bhagwan Bahubali, fifteen feet tall, Shri Bahubali Mandir of Ara, is a duplicate of the statue of Sri Bahubali Swami in Karnataka. The statue is presented on an artificial mound, and the area around is deliberately landscaped with plants of flowers.
Nalanda, about 90 km from Patna has given several archaeological diamonds, which helps to record the important links of the current city with Jainism.
In Patna there are thirteen Jain temples belongs to both the sects. Out of these, two are the chaityalayas and two new temples are proposed for the construction. Patna's historical approach is superior to normal. To discover Jain religion curiosities, relics and portraits of ancient Jain revealed in various archaeological excavations in Bihar has transversal influences.
7.2 INFLUENCES ON ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
The Jains have reliably contributed to advance expressions of human experience in the country. Jains have exhausted their varmints by modifying India's distinction in a couple of branches of expressions. Differentiated and their number, their commitments appear, from all angles, particularly interesting and specific (Norton).
7.2.1 Architecture
It must be remembered that Jainism did not influence its extraordinarily exceptional Architecture, for anywhere the Jains went they obtained the neighboring construction conventions. The Jains stupas are ill defined by those of the Buddhists, and a curvilinear bell tower of Jain is not defined on the map with that of a Brahmanical temple.
7.2.2 Stupas
Like the Buddhists, Jains also brought stupas to appreciate his blessed individuals, with their ornaments of stone grilles, planned portals, stone umbrellas, clear columns and rich statues. The first cases of these were found on the Kankali hill near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, and should have a place in the century BC.
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