All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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It is said that from here 2 Emperors, 10 Kamadevas and 3/2 crore Munis have attained Moksha. Ten temples and many Dharmashala are over here.
Dharmashala : Digambar jain Dharmashala., Siddavarkuta, East Nimad Dist.
The sangam of river Narmada and river Kaveri here flows round a hill. Over this hill famous Saivite pilgrimage 'Omkareswar' is situated.
ORISSA
Orissa spreads between plateau and the Bay of Bengal on the eastern part of India. Orissa was the seat of famous Kalinga Kings. The Ganga kings who ruled from here were great builders and have built world famous temples of Puri, Bhubaneswar and Konark which forms a Golden Triangle.
The classical dance form 'odissi' is a world famous art. The temple cities are famous for the 'pata-chitra artists and sculptures'.
Orissa is the Jain centre from ancient time. Khandagiri and Udayagiri caves with sculptures, inscriptions dating back to Emperor Kharavela's time, many centuries before christ, speak of glorious Jaina era. 153. BHUBANESHWAR : (Capital City of Orissa, 480 kms from Kolkata)
Bhubaneshwar is the city of temples with as many as 100 temples, will stand above the other temple cities of India. The Government museum here houses many jaina icons and statues.
The temples of Bhubaneshwar exhibit a variety of architectural styles. The most important and the finest are Lingaraja, Mukteswar, Raja Rani, Vaital Deul, Bashkareswar and Parameswar temples.
The Lingaraja temple is the most ornate and beautifully carved and is declared as 'World Heritage Monument 154. KHANDAGIRI - UDAYAGIRI ( 6kms on the outskirts of Bhubaneshwar)
The cave temple on these two small hillocks belong to the era even before Christ. Some of the caves even belong to the time of Lord Mahaveera and some are scooped by Kalinga 'Samrat Kharavela' and his royal family members. Kharavela's period is in the first part of the