Bada Gaon temple

Location

Bada Gaon Jain temple is situated in Khekra in "Parshvanatha Atishaya Kshetra", Bada Gaon, Uttar Pradesh.[1]

Shri Parshwanath Atishaya Kshetra Prachin Digambar Jain Mandir

This centuries old temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankar.[2] Moolnayak of this temple is a white marble idol of Parshvanatha which was recovered from a well inside the temple. The idol is considered miraculous as well as water of the well is believed to have curative powers. Apart from the main idol, several other idols were also discovered during excavation which have also been installed in separate altars.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "झंडारोहण के साथ दो दिवसीय महोत्सव शुरू", Amar Ujala, 9 August 2016
  2. "Shri Parshwanath Atishaya Kshetra Prachin Digambar Jain Mandir, Badagaon". jaindata.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. "Badagaon (UP) - ENCYCLOPEDIA". en.encyclopediaofjainism.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Shri Parshwanath Atishaya Kshetra Prachin Digambar Jain Mandir, Badagaon,Bagpath Uttar Pradesh". jaintirthyatra.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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