All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

Author(s): B C Nagraj
Publisher: ITI Jains Association, Bangalore

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Kaurava, Pandavas were here at Hastinapura and later they fought each other at famous Kurukshetra. 3. BARAGAON : (22 kms from Delhi on Saharanpur - Delhi road)
When excavated here as many as ten beautiful jain statues and many other jain artifects have been found. The big temple here has main deity Lord Parshwanatha. The beautiful statue is of marble.
Mela takes place in Phalguna Sukhla. Dharmashalas are there to stay. 4. AHICHHETTRA : (22kms to Moradabad, Athishay Kshetra)
This was one of the 53 states formulated by Lord Adinath and was known as “Panchal Janapad'. This was again divided as North and South Panchala and Ahichhettra was the capital of North Panchala.
This is the place where ‘Kamatopasarga' to Lord Parshwanatha took place. Lord Parshwanatha was penancing in ‘Kayotsarga' posture here during 7th century B.C. ‘Kamata' gave many upasargas to the Lord. The Yaksha Dharanendra and Yakshi Padmavati Devi came from Devaloka, spread the hood over the Lord in the form of Sahasra Paninag to relieve of the upsarga. Due to this incidence the place is known as Ahichhettra. But Lord Parshwanatha completely concentrated in his own self 'Atma' and was not associated with any external happenings to his body.
The temple here has Lord Parshwantha as deity. Statue of Devi Padmavati is also there. Mela will be held here in Chaitra. 5. MATHURA : (145 kms from Delhi, 54 Kms from Agra) Situated on the banks of Yamuna, Mathura is one of the ancient cities of India. According to Mahapurana this was one of the 'Janapad' state formulated by Lord Adinath and was called as 'Surasena'. Later it came to be known as Mathura. The last "Shruta Kevali' Jambuswamy had come over here with his munisangh. Vidyuchora and other munis 500 in number bearing the severe torture by fanatic people, attained salvation. It is said that 500 stupas were constructed in memory of this incidence, which are not found now. At chaurasi the place from where they all went to Moksha, a temple has been installed. Brahmacharya Ashram and Dharmashala are also there.
Wherever the excavations are made they resulted in many jaina idols and artifects which are displayed in Mathura National Museum. Mathura
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