Padampura
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| Padampura Jain Temple | |
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 Padampura Jain Temple
Location within Rajasthan
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| Coordinates: | 25°09′N 75°04′E / 25.15°N 75.067°ECoordinates: 25°09′N 75°04′E / 25.15°N 75.067°E |
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| Other names: | Padampura Atishay Kshetra |
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| Country: | India |
| State/province: | Rajasthan |
| District: | Jaipur |
| Locale: | Shivdaspura |
| Architecture and culture | |
| Primary deity: | Padmaprabha |
| Important festivals: | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Number of temples: | 1 |
Padampura is the site of Padampura Digambara Jain Atishay kshetra in Shivdaspura town in Jaipur district of Rajasthan, India. It is located at a distance of 35 km from Jaipur on Jaipur-Kota road.
It was on baishak shukla panchami samvat 2001 (1944) one simple boy named Moola Jat was digging foundation for constructing his house when he struck with a stone statue. Experts later identified it as that of the Tirthankara Padmaprabha. This area has been developed as Padampura Digambar Jain Atishay kshetra.
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