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OTHER PLACES OF WORSHIP
* 16 Nov 2021
The Palitana Jain temples are located on Shatrunjaya
hill in Palitana, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. The city of the same
name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been nicknamed "City of
Temples"”. Along with Shikharji in the state of Jharkhand, the two sites
are considered the holiest of all pilgrimage places by the Jain
community. As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine,
no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests. Every Jain
believes that a visit to this group of temples is essential as a once in
a life time chance to achieve nirvana or salvation.
There are approximately 863 marble-carved temples on the hills. The main
temple is reached by stepping up 3500 steps. It is said that 23
tirthankaras except Neminatha sanctified the hill by their visits. The
main temple is dedicated to Rishabha, the first tirthankara; it is the
holiest shrine for the Svetambara Murtipujaka sect. Digambara Jain have
only one temple here.
A fortified, enclosed cluster of temples is called a Tonk or Tuk. The Palitana temples are in nine Tuks.
Sheth Narasinh Keshavji Tuk
Chaumukhji Tuk
Chhipavasahi Tuk
Sakar Vasahi Tuk
Nandishwar Tuk
Hema Vasahi Tuk
Modi Tuk
Bala Vasahi Tuk
Motisha Sheth Tuk
Ghety Bari Tuk
The most important temples in these Tuks are the Adinath, Kumarpal,
Sampratiraja, Vimal Shah, Sahasrakuta, Ashtapada and Chaumukh temple.
Sources: bhavnagar.nic.in ; wikipedia.org
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Jain temples in Gujarat
Bhadreshwar Jain Temple, Kutch, Gujarat
Hutheesing Jain Temple, Ahmedabad
Mallinath Temple, Girnar
Palitana Jain Temple, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Shantinath Jain Temple, Kothara
Taranga Jain Temple, Mehsana
Reference: walkthroughindia.com
* 7 Aug 2021
Nasiyan Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan
Nasiyan dedicated to Rishabhdev, first of the 24 tirthankaras, is a Digambara (Jain) temple built in the late
19th century. In a double storeyed hall, there is a splendid display of
wooden gilt representations, glass engravings & paintings describing
the Jain faith about the creation of the world.
* Jul 2021
Mosque / Masjid
A mosque or Masjid (a place of prostration) is a Muslim place of
worship, where they offer their daily five prayers as well as the Friday
congregation.
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