Chand Khedi, Kota

Chand Khedi
Mahavir Swami idol at Chand Khedi
Basic information
Location Kota, Rajasthan, India
Geographic coordinates 24°43′47.1″N 76°24′06.3″E / 24.729750°N 76.401750°E / 24.729750; 76.401750Coordinates: 24°43′47.1″N 76°24′06.3″E / 24.729750°N 76.401750°E / 24.729750; 76.401750
Affiliation Jainism
Deity Mahavir Swami
Festivals Mahamastakabhisheka, Mahavir Jayanti
Architectural description
Creator Bhattarka Jagatkirti
Date established 1676
Temple(s) 1

Chand Khedi is a small village near Kota, Rajasthan where a very old temple of Rishabhdev is situated. This temple was often invaded by Aurangzeb, one of the Mughal rulers, but he was unable to destroy the temple.

Location

Chand Khedi is located at 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Atru railway station on Kota-Guna line of the Western Railway.

Legends

Chand Khedi figures prominently in two Jain legends.

In the first of these legends, dating back to the time of the Mughal invasions, a blow from an invader's axe damaged the toe of the Rishabhdev temple idol, resulting in a flow of milk which swept away the invaders and kept the temple safe.

A more recent legend dates to 2002, when a Jain disciple named Sudhasagar claims to have discovered three carved crystal images of Jain Tirthankaras in a nearby cave. Sudhasagar claimed that he had been advised in a dream of the location of the images, and that the images were significantly older than the 1200 year age of the village itself.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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