All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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No. 11 is the main temple and has a miraculous statue of Lord Adinatha which is 12 12 feet tall. The deity is famous as ‘Bada Baba'.
The last Ananubaddha Kevali Sridhar is said to have attained nirvan here. Lord Mahavir's samavasaran had come over here.
A Dharmashala is there.
Mela takes place in Diwali and on the day of Mahavira jayanti. 134. LAKHNA DON :(83 kms from Jabalpur on the route of Shivani)
The temple here has the main deity of Lord Mahavira in padmasan. There is a Dharmashala here. 135. JABALPUR: (200 kms from Bhopal)
Jabalpur is a main jain centre. There are about 46 digambar jain temples in the city.
The ‘Bade Mandir' at Hanumantal has beautiful images. There is a Dharmashala here.
Jabalpur is celebrated for the ‘Marble rocks' that rise like cliffs from the river Narmada which flows through the city. However the rocks are not really marble, but are known for the dazzling purity of the limestone deposits. 136. KANHA NATIONAL PARK :(173 kms to Jabalpur)
The forest is a Tiger reserve. Other habitats are Barasingha, Black Buck, Chital etc 137. MADIA :(16kms from Jabalpur city, Athishaya kshetra)
Here is a temple dedicated to Lord Mahavira and has a Dharmashala. Over the hillock 37 temples are there. Under the blessings of Acharya Vidyasagarji, a research institute has been started here.
Dharmashala : Digambar Jain Dharmashala,Madiyaji, Jabalpur. 138. KONI: (Patan is 32 kms from Jabalpur on Jabalpur-Domoh road and 2 kms deviation from there will lead to Koni Atishaya kshetra).
It has nine temples in all. Sahasrakuta Chaithyalaya and 'Nandishwar Jinalaya' here are noteworthy.
There is a Dharmashala here. 139. PANAGAR:(16 kms north of Jabalpur, Athishaya Kshetra)
There are 17 temples in the town. The 8 1/4 feet tall kayotsarga statue
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