Address Karkala Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala Taluk Municipality Building, Market Rd, Karkala, Karnataka 574104 Diety Aranath, Mallinath and Munisuvratnath Introduction Chaturmukha Basadi is a symmetrical Jain temple situated in Karkala, Karnataka, India. It is one of the most famous monuments in Karkala. The Chaturmukha Basadi, was built in the late 16th century by Immadi Bhairarasa Vodeya […]
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Durgakonda (Ghanikonda) Jain Temple, Andhra Pradesh
Address Durgakonda (Ghanikonda) Jain Temple, Ramatheertham, Vizianagaram district Andhra Pradesh 535218 Diety Tirthankara & Adinath (Buddha) Introduction Ramateertham is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in India. It is about 12 km from Vizianagaram city. It is a famous Pilgrimage and also Ancient Historical Site since 3rd Century BCE. […]
Bodhikonda Jain Temple, Andhra Pradesh
Address Bodhikonda Jain Temple, Ramatheertham, Vizianagaram district Andhra Pradesh 535217 Diety Tirthankara Introduction Ramateertham is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in India. It is about 12 km from Vizianagaram city. It is a famous Pilgrimage and also Ancient Historical Site since 3rd Century BCE. At Ramateertham there are […]
Telkupi Gurudi Deul Temple, West Bengal
Address Telkupi Gurudi Deul Temple Telkupi, Purulia district West Bengal 723133 Diety Tirthankara Introduction Telkupi (or Tailakampi) is a submerged location of archaeological interest in Purulia district of West Bengal, India. The area, along with most of the temples situated there, was submerged in 1959 as a consequence to the construction of a dam across […]
Banda Deul Jain Temple, West Bengal
Address Banda Deul Jain Temple SH 8, Nabagram, West Bengal 723145 Diety Tirthankara Introduction A Hidden Jain Temple of Purulia had the largest concentration of Jain Temples although many of them have crumbled to dust only one of them still towers above the rural landscape of Purulia. Banda is a village in Raghunathpur II, 35 […]
Deulghata Jain Temple, West Bengal
Address Deulghata Jain Temple, Baram, Purulia Bankura districts West Bengal 723201 Diety Tirthankara Introduction Purulia is in the Chotanagpur plateau, which stretches across parts of present-day South Bihar, Jharkhand and the Purulia and Bankura districts of West Bengal. In olden times, this area was known as Rarh Pradesh. when Purulia was a thriving centre of […]
Saranankuppam Jain Hill- Beds, Vellore
Address Saranankuppam Jain Hill- Beds Saranankuppam Arcot Circle, Vellore District – 635 703 Diety Tirthankara Introduction Travel on the Vellore-Arcot National Highway, turn right at the lock junction and proceed for 5 km on the road to Melakuppam, located in the village of Saranankuppam Halfway across the coconut grove at the foot of the Jain […]
Vilapakkam Jain Cave Temple, Vellore
Address Vilapakkam Jain Cave Temple, Vilapakkam, Walajabhat Circle, Vellore District – 632 521 Diety Tirthankaras Introduction Vilapakkam is a small town in Ranipet district of Tamilnadu. This otherwise insignificant town is known for its rock-cut shrine and Jain images above the same rock. The first modern reference is found in the North Arcot district. that […]
Theerthangarargul (Thirunathar Kundru), Hill Jain Temple, Villupuram
Address Theerthangarargul (Thirunathar Kundru), Hill Jain Temple, Singavaram, Gingee Circle, Villupuram District – 604202 Diety Thirthankars Introduction Theerthangarargul (Thirunathar Kundru), Gingee, Villupuram In olden days Gingee, in Villupuram district, was called as Simmapurinadu. In and around the place has got rich Jain heritages. The town is composed by three parts called Chakrapuram, Krishnapuram, and Sirukadampur. […]
Siddhachala Jain Cave Temples, Madhya Pradesh
Address Siddhachala Jain Cave Temples, Gwalior Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh – 474 008. Diety Rishabanandar, Adinathar Introduction The walls of the fort are hugely carved on both sides like the majestic porters you see when entering the temple. The construction of these cave temples, which are dedicated to the 24 Tirthankaras of the Jain period, […]