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Shri Digambar Jain Bada Mandir
  • श्री दिगंबर जैन बड़ा मंदिर
  • Shri Digambar Jain Bada Mandir
Bada Mandir
Shri Digambar Jain Bada Mandir, Hastinapur, Meerut.
Religion
AffiliationJainism
FestivalsAkshaya Tritiya, Das Lakshana
Location
LocationHastinapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Architecture
Date established1801
Temple(s)30+

Shri Digamber Jain Bada Mandir (Hindi: श्री दिगंबर जैन बड़ा मंदिर) is a Jain temple complex in located in Hastinapur, Uttar Pradesh. The main temple was built in the year 1801 under the auspices of Raja Harsukh Rai, who was the imperial treasurer of the Emperor Shah Alam II.[1][2] The principal deity in the main temple is of 16th Jain Tirthankar, Shri Shantinath in Padmasana posture. The altar also has idols of 17th and 18th Tirthankara, Shri Kunthunath and Shri Aranath.[3]

Main Temple Complex

The temple complex encloses a centrally located Bada Mandir surrounded by a group of Jain temples dedicated to different Tirthankara.[4][5] Some of the important monuments and temples in the complex are:

  • Maan Stambha
  • Parsvanatha Temple
  • Ambika Devi Temple
  • Samavasarana Rachna
  • Trimurti Temple
  • Neminath Temple
  • Bahubali Temple
  • Nandishwardweep Rachna
  • Adinath Temple
  • Panduk Shila
  • Mahavir Swami Temple
  • Jal Mandir

Kailash Parvat Rachna

Kailash Parvat is a 131 feet high structure, constructed under the aegis of Shri Digamber Jain Mandir Hastinapur. This temple is dedicated to the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. The Panch Kalyanaka Pratishtha Mahotsava of Kailash Parvat was completed in April 2006.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mdameerut.in/major-attraction/
  2. ^ http://www.digambarjainonline.com/pilgri/hastina.htm
  3. ^ A Review of World Antiquarianism: Comparative Perspectives. Getty Publications. p. 431. ISBN 978-1606061480.
  4. ^ http://www.jainbaramandirhtr.com/tamples.php
  5. ^ http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/jainism-in-india/uttar-pradesh/hastinapur/854-badamandir-complex
  6. ^ http://kailashparvat.org/new/
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