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Part IV. Rise and Glory
In 1951 a house, Shanti Bhuvan (House of Peace), was bought from a private trust and converted into a prayer hall (upashray). Eventually, as enough funds were collected, a plot for the temple was bought and a temple was built on it. An association was formed called Shri Halari Visa Oshwal Jain Sangh for the management of the temple. At present there are three Jain temples managed by the Halari Oshwal community. They are (1) Digvijay Plot Temple: This temple is also known as the Elephant Temple, (2) Oshwal Colony Jain Temple and (3) Kamdar Colony Temple. These temples have anjal shalka (consecrated) images.
Shrimati Kunvarbai Jain Dharmashala: Hemraj Nathoo, of the village Navagam, built this religious guesthouse (dharmashala) in Jamnagar in memory of his mother Kunvarbai. The guesthouse is located on New Jail Road. The guesthouse has a two-storey block for the travelers, which has several two-bed room and single bedroom flats with attached kitchen and bathrooms. There are four dormitory halls, a dining hall, a library and a garden with a fountain. There is also a common kitchen, which provides the meals for the travelers. With support of the Gulabkunvarba Auyrvedic Society, the trust has opened Kunvarbai Jain Dharmashala Auyrvedic Medical Center. With the support and backing of trusties of Guesthouse, Jayaben Heath Center and a Sanatorium wing are run by Keshavlal R Shah charitable trust and computer classes are run by Oshwal Education Trust.
Aradhana Dham: In 1993 Vaghji Nangpar Shah and family built a magnificent pilgrimage place called Aradhna Dham (place of worship or pilgrimage) near the village of Vadalia Sinhan in Jamnagar District, Halar region. It is also known as Halar Tirth. It has a domed Jain temple with Lord Mahavir as the principal deity. A large prayer hall (upasray), a guest house (atithi graha) and place to live for worshippers (aradhna dham).
