All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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29. LALIT PUR: (32 kms to Devgarh, Athishaya Kshetra)
There are four temples here. One temple is dedicated to Lord Abhinandan, which is a beautiful statue.
An elephant statue is in the temple enclosure, believed that the kshetrapal will ride this elephant and go round the town during night. A Dharmashala is here.
Lalitpur is surrounded by many villages, towns which are having many jain temples and statues. Some of such places are Dudhai (50kms to Lalitpur), Chandpur, Jahajpur, Seron (21 kms to Lalitpur), Vanapur(53 kms to Lalitpur), Shikon (74 kms to Lalitpur), Madanapuri (83 kms to Lalitpur), Bala Behat (38 kms to Lalitpur), Kargaon (5kms from Jhansi). 30. PAVAGIRI : (48 kms to Lalitpur, Athishaya Kshetra) There are three temples here. A Dharmashala is also there.
31. DEVAGARH: (32kms from Lalitpur, Athishay Kshetra)
'Many artisitic temples are here. In an enclosure over the hillock, temples are there. Ther are about 40 temples and 29 artisitic manasthambas here. No. 12 temple is a big one and has Shanthinath as main deity. It is believed that darshan of this idol brings about many good wills.
A Dharmashala is there at foot hill.
BIHAR
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Bihar is the home of Mahaveera, Gautam Buddha, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka and so on. Chanakya wrote his celebrated Arthashastra here. Nalanda University, during 5th - 12th Century A.D. was the great centre of Buddhist learning and was famous all over the world. Way back in history, Great Kings of Sishunag to Gupta dynasties ruled from here. Democratic system was experimented and practiced for the first time at Videha, Vyshali, Kapilvastu, Kushinagara and Pava. Vyshali Ganaraj was the first Republic known to history.
Though rich in iron ore and other minerals and blessed with river Ganges, now it is one of the backward state. The capital of Bihar is Patna and Hindi is widely spoken.
Bihar is the centre of jain activities. Twenty two out of Twenty four thirthankaras attained 'nirvana' here. Garbha, Janma, Diksha and Gnana kalyana of six thirthankars took place here. Bihar has given birth
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