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Hastinapur: Ancient Capital and Jain Tirtha
On the old bank of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, Hastinapur is revered as the birthplace of three Tirthankaras and the site of Adinatha's firs...
Mathura and the Jain Antiquities of Kankali Tila
The mound of Kankali Tila at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh yielded one of the richest troves of ancient Jain art, spanning centuries of stupas, i...
The Jain Caves of Ellora
At the northern end of the great Ellora complex in Maharashtra, Caves 30 to 34 preserve Digambara rock-cut temples adorned with Bahubali, Pa...
Udayagiri and Khandagiri: Odisha's Ancient Jain Caves
The twin hills near Bhubaneswar in Odisha hold rock-cut caves carved for Jain ascetics under King Kharavela, among the earliest Jain monumen...
Sittanavasal: Painted Jain Caves of the South
In Tamil Nadu, the rock-cut Jain temple of Sittanavasal preserves rare early murals and the austere beds where ancient Digambara ascetics on...
Kalugumalai: A Temple Frozen Mid-Carving
In Tamil Nadu, the hill of Kalugumalai holds an unfinished monolithic Jain temple and a cliff face lined with hundreds of ancient carved Tir...
Muktagiri: Waterfall Sanctuary of the Siddhas
On the Madhya Pradesh border with Maharashtra, Muktagiri gathers fifty-two hillside temples beside a waterfall at a siddhakshetra where coun...
Kundalpur, Madhya Pradesh and the Bada Baba
In the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, the hill of Kundalpur crowns sixty-odd temples with the colossal seated Adinatha image lovingly kno...
Sonagiri: The Golden Peak of Liberation
In Madhya Pradesh, the white temples of Sonagiri crown a hill where tradition holds countless ascetics attained moksha, a serene Digambara s...
Bawangaja: The Giant Adinath of Barwani
On Chulgiri hill in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh, an 84-foot monolithic Adinatha carved from the cliff is among the tallest ancient Jain statues...
The Jain Rock Sculptures of Gwalior
Carved into the cliffs below Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, dozens of monumental fifteenth-century Tirthankara images form a stupendous ope...
Deogarh: A Fortress of Jain Temples
Above the Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh, the ancient fort of Deogarh shelters dozens of Jain temples and countless carved images spanning man...