All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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165. KOLHAPUR:(40 kms from Miraj)
This is an important business centre of Maharashtra. The important ain temples here are (1) Sahupur Jain Mandir (2) Gangavesh Huward Parshwanatha Mandir with manasthambha (3) Neminath digambar jain nandir (4) Mangalvarpet mandir. It is believed that the last chapter of Shatkhandagam' was written here at Neminath Mandir.
Lakshmisena Mutt is here in Shukhrawarpet which has a traditional Bhattaraka throne, headed by Sri Lakshmisena Bhattaraka Swamiji.
Dharmashala : Sri Lakshmisena Battarak Mutt Dharmashala Shukrawarpet, Kolhapur.
The other places worth visiting are Mahalaxmi temple, Maharajas palace, Rankala. 166. KUNTHALGIRI :(53kms from Osmanabad, Siddakshetra)
This is the kshetra of Shantisagar Muni Maharaj who took Sallekana Vrath here and attained Samadhi which is marked by his foot prints. Poojya Kulabhushan Deshbhushan attained nirvan here. The important emples here are (1) Kulabhushan Deshabhushan Mandir (2) Shanthinath Mandir (3) Bahubali Mandir, has 27 feet tall marble statue of Bahubali in Khadgasan (4) Adinath Mandir (5) Ajithnath Mandir (6) Nandiswara Jinalaya.
Gurukul and a spacious Dharmashala are here. 167, OSMANABAD :(Dharashiva Gufa) (65 kms from Solapur)
The caves are located at 5 kms from Osmanabad. There are 8 caves in total over the hill. One of the cave has a statue of Lord Parshwanatha in padmasan,6 feet in height. These caves belong to 5th-8th century A.D.
Osmanabad town has a jain mandir and dharmashala. 168. TER: (19kms from Osmanabad, Atishaya Kshetra)
Two temples are there inside which many statues and foot prints are found. There is a belief that Bhagawan Mahavir's Samavasaran was held here. 169. SOLAPUR : (436 kms from Bombay)
This is an important business centre of Maharashtra. There are two temples in Shukrawarpet and one each in Kasari, Shravikashram, Chattigalli.
The city has many jain organisations.
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