List of Jain temples

Panchakuta Basadi, Mandya. There are 6 temples in this village
Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta, Warangal

Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of these temples are classified according to Jain sects. Idols of tirthankaras are present in these temples. Many Jain temples are found in other areas of the world. This article lists and documents prominent Jain temples and Tirthas around the world.

India

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Caves
Temples

Maharashtra

Nagaland

Odisha

Rajasthan

Telangana

Tamil Nadu

Cave Temples :

Puja is done in the following old (built several centuries ago) and new (built in the last 100 years) Tamil Digambara Jain temples (in Alphabetical order):

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Outside India

There are several Jain temples in various countries outside India.

Jain Temple, Pottersbar, Hertfordshire

Australia

  • Jain Temple, Sydney - Seven Hill Sydney Jain Mandal
  • Jain Temple, Melbourne[5]
  • Jain Temple, Sydney – Lidcombe(Between Strathfield and Parramatta suburb)

Belgium

Canada

England

  • Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
  • Jain Samaj Manchester[6]
  • Jain Samaj Leicester and Temple
  • Jain Samaj Wellingborough and temple
  • Jain Samaj Thornton Heath (Croydon)
  • Jain Samaj Potters Bar - Jain temple and community centre.
  • Kailash Giri Jain temple, London
  • Shri Mahavir Swami Jain Temple, Harrow, London
  • Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire. First on virgin ground in Europe.
  • Institute of Jainology at Greenford, London.[7]

Hong Kong

Japan

Kenya

  • Mombasa, Kenya
  • Nairobi, Kenya
  • Thika, Kenya

Malaysia

  • Ipoh, Perak
  • "First Shikhar Bandhi Jain Deraser" dedicated to Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Bhagawan, Mata Padamavati Devi & Mataji Sarasvati Devi in Ipoh

Myanmar

Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, Yangon
  • Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, 29th Street Yangon

Nepal

Pakistan

Punjab

Sindh

The Gori Temple with 52 domes, Nagarparkar

Singapore

Africa

  • Mombasa jain temple, Kenya
  • Nairobi jain temple

Tanzania

  • Shree Jain Sangh in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Zanzibar Derasar in Zanzibar, Tanzania

UAE

United States

Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania

See also

References

  1. http://www.jainuniversity.org/tirth-places/jain-tirth-place-details.aspx?id=238
  2. "Gomat Giri Indore". Archived from the original on 3 July 2012.
  3. "Osiya Jain Temple".
  4. Jahaj mandir
  5. "Melbourne Jain Sangh". Archived from the original on 28 August 2009.
  6. Jain Samaj Manchester
  7. Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn, Jainism: a pictorial guide to the religion of non-violence, p. 264
  8. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C01%5Cstory_1-6-2007_pg13_6 TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk
  9. Ghauri, Aamir (5 December 2002). "Demolishing history in Pakistan". BBC News.
  10. Wikimapia
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007. LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN
  12. A ravaged Jain temple corroding away with time, Daily Times (Pakistan)
  13. 1 2 List of Jain temples in Pakistan, Jain World
  14. "SINGAPORE JAIN RELIGIOUS SOCIETY".

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