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Jain Temples in India
Dedicated to Mahavira, Jain temples are known all over India for their sophistication and interior decoration.

Palitana TemplesThe founder of Jainism is Mahavira. All the Jain temples are dedicated to him. These uncountable temples are the places of Jain Tirthankars who are basically the Jain religious preacher. These Tirthankars spread the message of peace, non-violence, love and enlightenment. Thus in this way they attracted and molded the sentiments of millions of people across the nation as well as the world.

Today, around 3.2 million Jain devotees live in India. India holds immense attraction for all those who desire to see the great Jain architectural splendor. Tirthankars are the liberated souls who, through hard reparation, freed themselves from the cycle of birth and rebirth. To know and understand the teaching of The Tirthankars, is a great work. Tirthankars offered to humanity, the recourse to salvation and freedom from the ocean of Phenomenal Existence and liberation from the Cycle of rebirth through Jainism.

Ranakpur Jain TempleThe essence of this great religion and its preaching is clear in the cave temples. These are the elaborately decorated carved stones and in the numerous illustrated manuscripts. These Jain temples are spread across Uttar Pradesh and the best destination options for tourists and pilgrims. These temples help to explore history, religion, art and culture of the Jains in a proper way.

These temples also have idols of Hindu deities in them. An amazing example of Jain monumental splendor is found in the caves of Udaygiri & Kandhagiri, Dilwara temples, Ranakpur temples, Sri Digambar Lal Mandir, Ajit Nath temple, Palitana Jain temples, Gomateswara temple, Jain temple of Jainimedu, Chaubishi Jain mandir, Sri Suntinath Jain mandir, Rishabh Deo temple, etc.

Bhatkuli Jain Temple , Badnera , Maharashtra Jain Temples , Sihoniya , Madhya Pradesh Shwetambar Jain Temple, Raipur
Dharmastala Jain Centre , Mangalore, Karnataka Venur, Jain centre in Karnataka Sittannavasal, Jain center of early Pandya paintings
Digambar Jain Lal Temple, Chandni Chowk, Delhi Karkal, Jain centre of Karnataka Taranga Jain Temple, Mehsana, Patan, Gujarat
Digambar Jain Temple, Palitana, Gujarat Mudabidri, Jain Centre of Karnataka Jain Temple , Ranakpur ,Rajasthan
Jain Temples , Lodurva, Rajasthan Early Jain Vestiges, Tamil Nadu Jain Temple, Bajrangarh, Guna , Madhya Pradesh
Jain Temples , Jaisalmer , Rajasthan Pareshnath Jain Temple, Kolkatta Jain Temple, Bhojpur , Madhya Pradesh
Jain temple, Ridge Road, Mumbai Jain Temples , Jamnagar , Gujarat

(Last Updated on : 24/01/2009)
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