Palitana
Shree Satrunjay Mahatirth, Palitana, Gujarat
The Satrunjay Mahatirth, Palitana temples are considered the most sacred pilgrimage place (tirtha) by the Jain community.
There are more than1300 temples located on the Shatrunjaya hills, exquisitely carved in marble.
The main temple on top of the hill, is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva).
Picture - The Jain temples of Mount Shatrunjaya, at Palitana
Picture -Ariel View of the Jain temples and the mountain Shatrunjaya with river Shatrunjaya Location | Country: | India | State/province: | Gujarat | District: | Bhavnagar district | Locale: | Palitana | Elevation: | 2,221 m (7,287 ft) | Architecture and culture | Primary deity: | Adinath, the first Jain thirthankara | Number of temples: | 863 -1008 | History | Governing body: | Anandji Kalyanji Trust |
Picture –Different views and types of jain temples (Samovasarn)
The Palitana temples are considered to be the most sacred tirtha (pilgrimage place) by the Jain community.
There are hundreds of temples, with estimates ranging between 863 and 1,008. They are arranged in systematic groupings with variation in height and space.
The buildings are carved in marble and are considered to be prayers in stone. They are grouped in nine separate wings or tuks, each wing having a separate central shrine or temple with minor shrines surrounding it
Picture – The main shrine of Palitana
The Adinath temple, which venerates Rishabha, is the main temple (in the apex of the northern ridge of the complex) in the complex and is the grandest
The Adishvara Temple, dated to the 16th century, has an ornamented spire; its main image is that of Rishabha. The Chaumukh temple, built in 1616, has a four-faced Adinatha image deified on a white pedestal, each face turned towards the cardinal directions.
Vimal Shah temple is a square structure with towers. Saraswatidevi temple, Narsinh Kesharji temple, and the Samavasaran temple, with 108
The Satrunjay Mahatirth, Palitana temples are considered the most sacred pilgrimage place (tirtha) by the Jain community.
There are more than1300 temples located on the Shatrunjaya hills, exquisitely carved in marble.
The main temple on top of the hill, is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva).
Picture - The Jain temples of Mount Shatrunjaya, at Palitana
Picture -Ariel View of the Jain temples and the mountain Shatrunjaya with river Shatrunjaya Location | Country: | India | State/province: | Gujarat | District: | Bhavnagar district | Locale: | Palitana | Elevation: | 2,221 m (7,287 ft) | Architecture and culture | Primary deity: | Adinath, the first Jain thirthankara | Number of temples: | 863 -1008 | History | Governing body: | Anandji Kalyanji Trust |
Picture –Different views and types of jain temples (Samovasarn)
The Palitana temples are considered to be the most sacred tirtha (pilgrimage place) by the Jain community.
There are hundreds of temples, with estimates ranging between 863 and 1,008. They are arranged in systematic groupings with variation in height and space.
The buildings are carved in marble and are considered to be prayers in stone. They are grouped in nine separate wings or tuks, each wing having a separate central shrine or temple with minor shrines surrounding it
Picture – The main shrine of Palitana
The Adinath temple, which venerates Rishabha, is the main temple (in the apex of the northern ridge of the complex) in the complex and is the grandest
The Adishvara Temple, dated to the 16th century, has an ornamented spire; its main image is that of Rishabha. The Chaumukh temple, built in 1616, has a four-faced Adinatha image deified on a white pedestal, each face turned towards the cardinal directions.
Vimal Shah temple is a square structure with towers. Saraswatidevi temple, Narsinh Kesharji temple, and the Samavasaran temple, with 108