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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 91 rock, with interesting statues and inscriptions. Particularly noteworthy are the splendid Jain caves at Udaygiri, called "Rāni Gumphā" and "Hāthi Gumphā" and the temple dedicated to Pārsva where he would have preached. There also are three caves to admire, called "Ananta Gumphā", "Navamuni Gumphā", "Trišală Gumphă", a temple from the beginning of the XIX century in white marble dedicated to Rşabha and three ancient ones. There is a “dharmaśālā" nearby.
We will also mention in this State beautiful Jain artistry at: Bhubaneswar, Cuttak, Puri, etc.
• PUNJAB AND HARYANA
There are Jain communities in the great cities of these States. One can see, at:
Amritsar, renowned for its Sikh “Golden temple", a modest Jain sanctuary in comparison,
Chandigarh, capital of Punjab, designed by Le Corbusier, a Svetāmbara temple and a prayer hall for the Sthānakavāsi,
To see also, in Haryana, Jain temples at: Badagaon, Gurgaon, Hansi, Kasan, Ranila, etc.
• RAJASTHAN
Jain communities are numerous in this State, where live more than 650,000 devotees; one can admire numerous temples of an extraordinary beauty and several important places of pilgrimage.
We may cite, at:
Abu (Mount) one of the most renowned Jain pilgrimage centres. There, among a dozen of temples, we mention especially those of
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