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The Jain Temples of Khajuraho
Amid the famous temples of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, an eastern group of Chandela-era Jain shrines, led by the Parshvanatha temple, ranks...
Mangi-Tungi and the Statue of Ahimsa
On the twin Maharashtra peaks of Mangi-Tungi, an ancient Digambara siddhakshetra now bears the 108-foot Statue of Ahimsa, the tallest Jain i...
Kulpakji: The Ancient Tirtha of Telangana
At Kolanupaka near Hyderabad in Telangana, the ancient Shvetambara temple of Kulpakji enshrines the emerald Manikya Swami image of Adinatha,...
Humcha: The Seat of Padmavati
At Humcha in Karnataka, an ancient Digambara centre founded by the Santara dynasty is renowned above all for its powerful shrine of the yaks...
Moodbidri: The Thousand Pillar Temple
In coastal Karnataka, Moodbidri's Saavira Kambada Basadi dazzles with a thousand uniquely carved pillars, the jewel of a town rich in Digamb...
Karkala: The Gomateshwara of the Coast
At Karkala in coastal Karnataka, a monolithic Bahubali statue raised in 1432 stands atop a hill, a great colossus of the south in the tradit...
Dharmasthala: Charity, Bahubali and Manjunatha
In coastal Karnataka, Dharmasthala is a unique centre of interfaith harmony administered by a Jain family, home to a towering Bahubali statu...
Nakoda: The Tirtha of Bhairav
In the Barmer desert of Rajasthan, the ancient temple of Nakoda enshrines Parshvanatha and the famed guardian deity Nakoda Bhairav, drawing...
Shri Mahavirji: A Miraculous Rajasthan Tirtha
In eastern Rajasthan, Shri Mahavirji grew around a miraculously discovered image of Mahavira, becoming one of the state's most vibrant Digam...
Osian: Desert Temples of the Ninth Century
Near Jodhpur in Rajasthan, the ancient desert town of Osian holds one of the oldest surviving Jain temples in India, the Mahavira temple of...
The Jain Temples and Bhandars of Jaisalmer
Within the golden sandstone walls of Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan, an interconnected group of Jain temples and ancient manuscript libraries p...
Taranga: Kumarapala's Hilltop Temple
In the hills of northern Gujarat, the grand Ajitanatha temple at Taranga, built by the Solanki king Kumarapala, is a masterpiece of twelfth-...