Mahudi

Mahudi - The Jain Tirth
Mahudi - The Jain Tirth Location in Gujarat
Coordinates:	23°29′N 72°47′E
Name
Other names:	Madhupuri (Mahudi)
Proper name:	Shri Mahudi (Madhupuri) Jain Murtipujak Trust, Mahudi
Location
Country:	India
State:	Gujarat
Location:	Mahudi
Architecture and culture
Primary deity:	Tirthankar Pujy Shri PadmaPrabh Swami
Important festivals:	Kali Chaudas
Number of temples:	3
History
Date built: (Current structure)	1917 - Christian Calender. (1974 Vikram Era - Hindu Calender)
Creator:	Shri Mahudi (Madhupuri) Jain Murtipujak Trust, Mahudi.

Mahudi is a village near the river Sabarmati. This village is in Mansa Taluka of Gandhinagar District. Gandhinagar is 35 km. away and Ahmedabad is 70 km. away. Nearby town is Vijapur, which is 6 km. away.

Mahudi Tirth

Shri Padmaprabh Swami Bhagwan

Historicity : In ancient times, this place was known as Madhupuri. The idols and artistic remains found from the hollow of the earth show that this place is nearly 2000 years old. The inscription in the Brahmi script also show its antiquity.

The ancient and beautiful Mulnayak Bhagawana Padmaprabhu, was formally reinstalled by 'Yognishta Acharyadev Shrimad Buddhisagarsurisvarji' in the newly built temple in the 1974 of the Vikram era. This temple with a passage for going round it is different.

Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir idol was installed in the temple by the 'Acharya Bhagwant Shrimad Buddhisagar Suriswarji Maharaj Saheb' in the 1974 of the Vikram era. The idol of Shri Ghantakarna Mahvir is very miraculous. Thousands of pilgrims with faith and devotion, come here to fulfill their desires. Every year, on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Aso, the ceremony of charitable offering is celebrated in the Jain way in the temple of Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir. The annual function is also celebrated.

Lord Ghantakarna Mahavir

Lord Ghantakarna Mahavir

Lord Ghantakarna Mahavir was a Kshatriya king named Mahabal. He protected religious people, caste and virtuous women and, unmarried girls from robbers. He used a bow and arrows. His idol, therefore, has a bow and an arrow. He liked sounds of Bell(ghant) and He had Bell(ghant) Shaped ears so he was called as 'Ghant(Bell) Karna(Ears)' Mahavir(Great Warrior). Shri Ghantakarna Mahavirdev always helps those who have faith in him. In his previous birth, he was very fond of Sukhadi. Therefore, there is a custom of offering Sukhadi to him. Sukhadi should be consumed only there.

Temple

Mahudi Temple

This is a small village near Kalol 78 km from Ahmedabad famous for Jinalaya of Shri Ghantakarna Mahavir. There are thousands of people from different religions offering prayers besides Jain devotees. The temple's prasad-Sukhadi is not allowed to be taken outside the temple. It is a centre of pilgrimage for the Jains devotees and Khadayata Banias. 'Yognistha Acharya Bhagwant Shrimad BuddhiSagarsuri Maharaj Sahebji' had observed a long period of penance here and had inspired the construction of new temple. Devotees offer `sukhadi', which after offering, is eaten within the temple complex. Tradition forbids the carrying away of such offering. In this shrine there is another larger temple with a 22-inch marble Idol of Bhagawan Padmaprabh sitting in padmasana (lotus) posture, installed by Acharya Shrimad Buddhisagarji M.S. Gurudev.

One more temple known as Guru Mandir was built later with idol of Acharya Shrimad Buddhisagarji Suriswarji M.S. Gurudev(after His holy death) besides Lord's Temple.

A similar Idol was first placed at Vijapur Jain Temple where He was cremated. Samadhi of Gurudev.

Important Events

'Kali Chaudas' Is one of most important event in Mahudi. That day at least two lakhs people visits here. On that day people come for making knots on thread in which 108 times they chant Mantras and after every mantra read a bell rings. They sits around 'Hanvan' (fire) and read mantras and then spill ghee and other materials into Havan.

'Dhaja Mohatsav' is event in which every year the flags of Dehrasar (Jain Temple) is changed with new ones. On that day too thousands of people are cited.

Nearby places

Vijapur 10 km from Mahudi. Vijapur is a municipality city in Mehsana district. Its has a population of 24,805. Its the Birth place of Shrimad Buddhisagarsuriswarji Maharaj Saheb. After his Holy Death He was cremated at this very place and a huge complex of Samadhi and Guru Mandir was constructed. This Beautiful Derasar (Temple) is located with Samadhi of Shri Buddhisagarji M.S. at Vijapur a major Jain Devotee's attraction.

Vijapur Derasar and Samadhi of Shrimad Buddhisagar GuruDev

Aglod Manibhadra Vir Temple Situated nearby from Mahudi at 20 km distance. In Aglod, this Temple is surrounded by natural habitat and an amazing greenery and Landscape can be seen. Main temple Mulnayak is Shri Vasupujya Swami. And most attraction carried by Manibhadra Vir Temple.

Kotyrak Temple A nearby temple of lord Krishna known as Kotyark Temple is worth visiting in Mahudi. This is 1 km from the Mahudi.

See also

• Tirthankara
• Jain philosophy
• Jainism
• History of Jainism
• Trishala

External links and References

• http://www.mahudi.org/
• http://www.jinalaya.com/gujarat/mahudi.htm
• http://www.jainuniversity.org/tirth-places/jain-tirth-place-details.aspx?id=176
• http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=142&webpartid=966
• http://www.tirthankar.com/mahudidarshan.htm
• http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/Gujarat/Mahudi.htm
• http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&ll=23.493036,72.783539&spn=0.001419,0.001725&t=m&z=19&vpsrc=6