Jirawala Tirth

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Jirawala
village
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictSirohi District
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitejirawalajaintirth.org

Jirawala is a village in Sirohi District of Rajasthan state in India. It lies 58 km from Abu Road. It is a holy place for Jains. There is a famous Jain temple complex in the village. The main Parsvanatha temple is the oldest dating back to 1134 AD. There is a temple with image of Neminatha, too. These temples were attacked and desecrated during Muslim rule but were later renovated by the Jain community. The village was a place of pilgrimage for Jains. Many Jain saints and scholars visited the place and composed the religious books there during the fifteenth century.

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