Go to temples home

Palitana Jain Temples (mandir)

Palitana is located at a distance of fifty one km from Bhavnagar and serves as an necessary Jain pilgrimage of Gujarat. The Shatrunjay Hill loacted nearby the place hosts approximately 900 big and small Jain Temples. These temples are devoted to the 24 Jain Tirthankarars. Other than this, the significance of the place dates again to the Mahabharata period of India. It is mentioned that three Pandavas, Yudhishthir, Bheem & Arjun obtained Nirvana here. Therefore, it is named Siddhakshetra, where one attains Moksha, amongst Jain devotees.

One of the most vital temples in Palitana is the Digamber Jain Temple. It is an ancient temple (mandir) that encompasses 9 shrines with the idols of all of the Tirthankaras. The principle shrine contains the idol of the principal deity, 1008 Bhagwan Shantinath. It is product of white stone and can be seen in Padmasana posture. In response to the Jain calendar, it was put in right here in 1686. The temple additionally homes beautiful idols of Yudhishthir, Bheem & Arjun. Two different idols of Bhagwan Parsavnath are positioned here.

One is named Chintamani Parshvanath and other is known as Vighnaharan Parshvanath. On the both sides of northern gate, foot photos of Bhagwan Adinath & Bhagwan Sambhavanath might be seen. It is stated that Bhagwan Adinath visited Shatrunjay Hill ninety three times. All of the Jain temples of Palitana are in-built marble and stand adorned with ornate sculptures. Every temple positioned on this hill is a specimen of art. The temple path begins from the foot of the hill. There are 3745 steps up to the height of the summit.

Devotees take around two hours to reach the top. The steps had been constructed in 13th century, under the supervision of Jain Minister, Vastupal. On their manner up, the pilgrims should not allowed to take any eatables along. They are solely allowed to drink water. For the purpose, a lot of water posts have been made out there along the course. The pilgrims eat only after they descend the mountain. The foremost spot up the hill is the one with the footprints of the Tirthankaras. All of the shrines comprise the idols of the Tirthankaras, with bejeweled eyes.

The devotees make choices at the important shrine of Bhagwan Adinath. The magnificent temple (mandir) has been renovated and rebuilt quite a lot of times. The unique temple was made of wood. Later, Siddhraj Jaisimha's minister Udaymehta built it in marble. Siddhraj's descendant Kumarpal additional extended the temple (mandir). Besides these, there are other shrines dedicated to Adinath, Kumarpal, Vimalshah, Samprati Raja and the Chomukh. You will also discover temples dedicated to Hindu Gods and Goddesses here. There is additionally a Muslim shrine referred to as the Angar Pir. Childless girls pray right here for children.