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Their Temples and Sacred Places :111 Ellora, 40 kms North-West of Aurangabad, 35 renowned cavetemples of which 5 Jain ones, in the group C dating from the IX-X" century. Cave n°31, called "Chhota Kailasa", has representations of the 24 Tirthankara with Mahāvīra in the choir. Cave n°32 is a smaller one but also decorated. Cave n°33 called "Indra Sabha" more elegant with in it Mahāvīra, Pārsva, Bahubali and his two sisters, Brāhmi and Sundarī as well as numerous sculptures of different sizes cut in the rock. Cave n°34, called "Jagannātha Sabhā" and dedicated to Sumati contains several chapels and representations of Tirthařkara with old paintings on the ceiling. The upper room is a true masterpiece. Cave n°35, smaller than the former, is similar. On the top of the hill, from where one has a splendid view on Ellora, there is a cave-temple dedicated to Pārsva with a 20 feet high statue of him seated on a throne. There is also a “gurukula”.
Gajapantha, 6 kms from Nasik, near the village of Mashrul, on the hill two newly constructed Digambara temples with a Jina sculpted in black stone and beautiful pillars, a "dharmaśāla" near a small group of ancient caves and an old temple dating from the VIII" century.
Godiji, see at Mumbai,
Karanja, 3 famous Jain temples amongst which the "Sena Gana Mandir" and the "Balathkara Gana Mandir", with nice paintings, splendidly carved wooden pillars and statues in stone and metal demonstrating great artistry. There are also a study centre (gurukula) managed by a Jain spiritual master and a museum with many old statues,
Kolhapur, seat of a Bhattāraka, five Jain temples, a monastery and a rich library,
Kumbhojgiri, a Jain temple, on the hill, in a forest, with statues of Pārsva, Padmāvatī, Manibhadra, Ajita and Candraprabha surmounted
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