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Shri Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra

Now a days Shri Mahaveerji Atishaya Kshetra is one of the most popular Kshetras of all Jains. Shri Mahaveerji Atishaya Kshetra is famous all over the world. Bhagwan Mahaveer’s idol was discovered unearthed 400 years ago. This Kshetra is situated at Chandangaon near river Gambheer in District Karauli of Rajasthan. The idol was recovered from a hill where a Cow gave her milk everyday. The idol was unearthed carefully, and installed in the temple. As soon as the news of this event spread, large number of devotees started coming here from every where. The desires of pilgrims were materialized after visiting & worship of Bhagwan Mahaveer’s miraculous idol. Thus the Kshetra Mahaveerji became famous even up to distant places. Getting impressed by this miraculous Bhagwan Mahaveer’s idol, Shri Amar Chand Bilala of Baswa (Jaipur) constructed a vast & magnificent temple here. When the time came to install this idol in temple, idol became immovable. Now a days also thousands of devotees come here getting attracted by the miracles of Bhagwan Mahaveer’s idol, irrespective of cast, faith & religion and get satisfied with their desires materialized. Temples: 1. The main temple of Shri Mahaverji Atishaya Kshetra is vast & magnificent ornamented with so many pinnacles. This temple is surrounded by Dharmashalas (Guesthouses). The temple is decorated with three sky high pinnacles. As one enters the main gate, there comes a rectangular ground and then there are seven beautiful gates to enter the Mahamandapa. Exterior & interior walls of the temple are richly decorated with beautiful carvings and golden paintings to improve the attraction, impression and glory of temple. 16 mythological scenes are carved beautifully on the outer walls of temple. The sculpture of temple shows an exquisite beauty of execution and a high degree of skill. In the front of main gate of temple a 52 feet high Manstambha (Column of dignity) is standing, this is very beautiful and attractive. 2. Shantinath Temple: At Shantiveer Nagar Bhagwan Shantinath’s 28 feet high standing idol is beautiful. Idols of 24 Teerthankaras are also installed. An attractive sky high Manstambha is also standing here. 3. Kirti Ashram Chaityalaya (Jain Temple). 4. Parshvanath Temple: In Sanmati Dharmashala constructed by Bramhacharini Kamla Bai is the Kanch Mandir (Temple of Mirrors). 5. Ahead of Yatri Niwas, Bramhacharini Krishna Bai’s Mumukshu Ashram and Jain temple is also worth see. Google Map shows the exact location of the Main Temple.