All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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there. Mela is held here during Chaitrakrishna and Ashwini Shukla. 14. KANPUR :( 290kms from Agra)
This is a big industrial and business centre. Panchayti Bada Mandir here houses many manuscripts. A Dharmashala is in Naya Rasta. 15. ALLAHABAD (Prayag) (78 kms from Benaras and 170 kms from Kanpur)
Allahabad, situated near the confluence of three rivers Ganga - Yamuna - Saraswati and is famous as 'Triveni Sangama'. This is a famous Hindu pilgrimagecentre.
Lord Adinath adorned with Man-paryaya gnan as soon as he took Diksha here in this place, hence it is called as Prayag. Later Akbar renamed this place as Allahabad. There is a fort near the Sangam, inside which is a Banyan tree. Adinath penancing beneath this tree got Keval Gnana. Hence tree is called as ‘Akshay Vata'
There are about 4 temples here. There is a Dharmashala in Chahchand Mohalla and Lal Bihari Lal Dharmashala is near Railway station.
Hindus believe that they are blessed with punya if they dip in the waters of sangam. Once in six years ‘Ardha Kumbha Mela' takes place here. Purna Kumbha mela takes place once in twelve years during which lakhs of devotees will congregate.
The important places to be seen here are Fort, Sangam and Anand Bhavan. 16. KAUSHAMBI :(60 kms from Allahabad, Kalyanaka Kshetra)
This is on the banks of Yamuna river. The place is of historical importance.
Garbha, Janma, Vairagya & Keval gnan of Lord Padmaprabha took place here. Bhagawan Mahavir visited this place before he attained kevalagnan. The famous 'Chandan Bala' who was chained and imprisoned here got relieved of it by the Darshan of Lord Mahavira. She gave ‘Ahar Dana' to Bhagawan. Later she became Aryika and was head of 36,000 Aryikas at Lord Mahaveera's Samavasaran.
Kaushambi was the capital of Vatsa Desha which was founded by Lord Vrishabhanath. Goshala was the desciple of Lord Mahaveera and he had 5,000 desciples. This is the place where Goshala penanced.
Jain temple built by Ara's Prabhudas and Dharmashala are here. Padmaprabhu's Nirvanotsava will be held on Phalgun Krishna.
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