All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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mountain and from there onwards the left hand side route will take us to Mangi and the right hand side will take us to Tungi. Nine caves are there on Mangi and two on Tungi. Inside, on the cave walls statues of Tirthankars and other munis are carved and are 600 in number. People believe that Devas will come to this parvat for darshan and prayer.
Three Temples and Dharmashalas are there on the foothill. 162. DAHIGAON:(13 kms from Walchand nagar, Athishaykshetra)
In the temple here padmasan statue of Bhagawan Mahavir is there and is 5 12 feet in height. Statues of Shanthinatha and Adinatha are also here.
150 years earlier Brahmachari Mahatisagarji came here, hence from there onwards this place has become famous. Sri Mahatisagarjis samadhi is here with foot prints. It is believed that devotee's ambition will be fulfilled by a darshan here.
A Dharmashala and a Gurukul is here. 163. KUNDAL : ( 5kms from Kirloskarwadi, Athishaya Kshetra)
The temple in this village is called as Kalikunda Parshwanatha. The padmasan statue of Parshwanatha dates back to 964 A.D. Two kilometers from village a cave temple on a hillock has the statue of Parshwanatha called “Zari Parshwanatha”. Above this statue, inside this cave water is pouring all the time. 4 kms from this hill on another hillock there is a foot print said to belong to Lord Mahavira whose samavasaran had come to this place. Near by this, there is a temple, the main deity of which is Sahasrapani Parshwanatha.
Dharmashala is there in the village. 164. KHUMBOJ BAHUBALI (6km to Hath Kanagale, Athishaya Kshetra)
On the road side is a huge entrance gate. Heading inside one can find Dharmashala and Gurukul Bhavan. As soon as we enter inside we can see a 38 feet tall marble statue of Bahubali on an elevated place. Models of Sammed Shikarji and many other Kshetras are created here. There are four ancient temples and manasthambha. The Bahubali Brahmacharya Ashram here is running educational institutions.
Dharmashala : Digambar Jain Dharmashala, Kumboj, Bahubali Kshetra.
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