All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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greenery. The atmosphere is of clear sanctity and purity. After about 3 kms travel Gandharva Nala is found where a Bispanthi Koti is there. Here one can have sweets, sev and jalpan. while returning. Further up will lead to Sita nala. On the top of the hill the first tonk / kuta we will come across, is 'Gautham Ganadhar's Tonk'. Here onwards one has to take the darshan offering salutation and proceed as per the following: (1) Sri Ganadhar Gouthamaswamy Kuta / Tonk (2) Bhagawan Sri Kunthunathaswamy Thirthankar's Gnandhar Kuta (3) Bhagawan Sri Chandraprabha Thirthankar's Kuta : The actual
Kuta of Lord Chandraprabha's is still faraway on another Shikar.
Those who are unable to go to that place can take darshan here. (4) Bhagawan Sri Rishabhanatha Tirthankar's Kuta : Rishabhanatha
Thirthankar who attained nirvana at Mount Kailash is symbolically
represented here. (5) Bhagawan Sri Naminath Thirthankar's Mitradhar Kuta. (6) Bhagawan Sri Aranatha Thirthankar's Natak Kuta. (7) Bhagawan Sri Mallinatha Thirthankar's Sambal Kuta. (8) Bhagawan Sri Shreyamsanath Thirthankar's Sankul Kuta. (9) Bhagawan Sri Suvidhinath Thirthankar's (Pushpadanta) Suprabha
Kuta. (10) Bhagawan Sri Padmaprabha Thirthankar's Mohan Kuta. (11) Bhagawan Sri Munisuvratha Thirthankar's Nirjar Kuta.
From here onwards a long route and up to another shikar on the lefthand side of this hill range will lead to the tonk of Chandraprabha. Security guards are there near this tonk and the route will be closed after 12 noon. (12) Bhagawan Sri Chandraprabha Thirthankar's Lalitha Kuta. (13) Bhagawan Sri Adinatha Thirthankar's kuta. Which is another
tonk belonging to Adinatha who attained nirvan at Mount Kailash. (14) Bhagawan Sri Shitalnath Tirthankar's Vidyut Kuta. (15) Bhagawan Sri Ananthanatha Thirthankar's Swayambhu Kuta (16) Bhagawan Sri Shambavanatha Thirthankar's Dhavaldatta Kuta. (17) Bhagawan Sri Vasupujya Thirthankar's kuta, which is a symbolic
as Vasupujya took nirvan at Champapuri.
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