All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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in King Bhima's court who constructed Dilwara temple at Mount Abu also) and has beautiful Shikar. The main deity is Lord Adinatha, the statue is about 8 feet tall and in padmasan.
It is said that Lord Adinatha sat for penance at the foot of a tree located behind this temple and is marked by silver foot prints.
The Swethambars believe that all the 23 thirthankars Samavasran had come here except that of Neminath, hence every inch of this hill is of sanctity.
Dharmashalas : (1) Digambar Jain Dharmashala, Mandir Road, Palitana. (2) Terapanthi Digambar Jain Dharmashala, Palitana. 103. PAVAGARH : ( 50 kms from Vadodara, Sidda Kshetra)
It is believed that Lava, Kush, sons of Sri Rama and 5% crore munis attained Moksha from this place.
One Kilometre from Bus stand, jain dharmashala and digambar temple are located. The actual kshetra is about 10 kms from Dharmashala. Over the hill there are seven temples most of them in dilapidated condition. 104. ANKLESWAR: (79 kms from Vadodara, Athishaya Kshetra)
In the centre of the town a Digambara Jain Dharmashala is there. There are four temples here belonging to Chintamani Parshwanatha, Neminatha, Adinatha and Mahavira. It is said that Pushpadanta and Bhutabali acharyas stayed here in Parshwanatha temple for four months. They were on their way to south after acquiring knowledge of jaina scriptures from Dharasenacharya at Girnar. 105. SURAT : (263 kms from Mumbai)
Surat is a big business and industrial centre of Textiles and Diamond cutting.
Seven jain temples are here. 3 kms from here is Vidyananda Kshetra where foot prints of many munis have been installed. Statues of Vidyananda muni and Shantisagarji are also installed here 106. AHMADABAD: (Gandhi Nagar is the capital of Gujrat, 560 kms from Mumbai)
This is the capital city of Gujarat and is on the banks of river Sabarmati. This is a big industrial centre consisting of textile and chemical industries. Many big enterprisers are from here.
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