All India Jain Temples and Tourist Places

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

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(2) Sri Adinatha Jain Temple, Balepet consists of marble statues of Adinatha, Mahaveera and Samavasarana. (3) Sri Adinatha Chaityalaya at South end, Jayanagar. (4) Sri Sheetalnatha Swamy Basadi at Puttenahalli, J.P.Nagar. (5) Sri Neminatha Digambar Jain Temple at 3rd Block, Rajajinagar. (6) Sri Parshwanatha Jain Temple at Magadi Road (7) Sri Mahaveera Jinalaya is there in Vimanapura, Airport Road.
Dharmashalas : (1) Sri Dalichand Jugaraj Jain Digambar. Dharmalashala, 7, 18th Cross R.T. Street, Balepet cross, Bangalore560053.
(2) Digambar Jain Dharmashala, Sri Mahavir Digambar Jain Temple, D.K. lane, Chickpet Bangalore-560053
Other visiting Places : Vidhana Soudha, Lalbag and Cubbon Park gardens, State Museum and Vishveswarayya industrial Museum, Jawaharalal Nehru Planetarium, Musical Fountain, Bull Temple, Gavigangadhareswara Temple, Prasanna Anjaneya Temple of Mahalakshmi Layout, Ulsoor Lake etc.
Excursions: Bannerughatta National Park (20 Kms. from Bangalore), Big Banyan Tree (28 Kms. from City). 191. NANDI HILLS (Chickaballapur Tq. 60 Kms, from Bangalore).
Beautiful picnic spot. As per the scholars opinion Yoganandiswara Temple on the hill and the Boganandiswara Temple at the foot of the hill were once Jain Basadis built by Gangas in the earlier days. 192. YELEKYATHANAHALLI (Nelamangala Tq., Bangalore Rural Dist. 57 Kms. from Bangalore )
Here there are two basadis called as Dodda Basadi (Adinatha Swamy) and Chikka Basadi (Parshwanatha Swamy). There is a Brahmadeva Yaksha Temple with marble statues of Bahubali and 24 Tirthankars on a small hillock. 193. NITTUR (Gubbi Tq., 12 Kms. from Gubbi, Tumkur Dist, Athishaya kshetra)
Sri Shantiswara Basadi here is a Hoysala structure of about the 12th century. A few palm leaf manuscripts of jaina works in Sanskrit & Kannada are here. Jwalamalini Devi here attracts many devotees.
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