All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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There are 4 jain temples in the city, 20 temples in Luskhar and 2 temples in Murar.
Gwalior had a “Bhatarak peeta of Kasta Sangha Mathur Gaccha during 5th Century A.D.
Dharmashalas : (1) Therapanth Jain Dharmashala , Adinatha Mandir, Nayasadak, Gwalior.
(2) Sri Ganeshlal Phoolchand Mahavir Dharmashala, Nayasadak, Gwalior.
Many festivals take place here. Ratha yatra is held during January every year.
Gwalior fort which is nearly 3 kms long is one of the strongest construction among Indian forts and it is still in good condition. The fort apart from jain statues houses various beautiful buildings like Man Mandir, Gurjari Mahal which is now converted as museu,. Sash bahu Mandir, Teli-ka-mandir and others.
The then revered musician Tansen who had become a legend belongs to this place. A samadhi has been built to commemorate his name.
The other interesting place in the city is the Jai Vilas palace, which is a magnificient modern building of Italian architecture containing many beautiful artifects. It contains a splendid carpet reputed to be the largest and heaviest in the world. It also has two beautiful huge chandeliers in the darbar hall. 113. SONAGIRI : (66 kms from Gwalior, Sidda Kshetra)
The Kshetra is 5 kms from the railway station. This hill is known as Shramanagiri and Swarnagiri in olden days. It is said that the 8th Thirthankara Chandraprabha's samavasaran was held here and 5 crore munis attained moksha from here.
At the foot of the hill 17 temples and 15 dharmashalas are there. Over the hill there are 77 temples. The 57th temple has a beautiful 12 feet tall miraculous statue of Lord Chandraprabha.
The two important places here are Narial Kund and Bajani Shila. A route after the 6th temple leads to this place. Narial Kund, a small water hole is in the shape of a coconut. The belief is that if an almond is thrown into it and if it floats in water, he or she will be blessed with a child. Near by is a stone when given a strike gives a melodious sound hence it is called as 'Bajani Shila'.
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