Kamaldah Jain temple

Kamaldah Jain temple
Kamaldah Jain temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Sect	Śvētāmbara
Deity	Neminatha
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Patna, Bihar
Geographic coordinates	25°35′47.7″N 85°12′11″E
Architecture
Date established	1729 CE
Temple(s)	3

The Kamaldah Jain temple, located in Patna, Bihar, is one of the oldest Jain temples.

History

Kamaldah Jain temple is believed to be built on the site where Jain acharya Sthulabhadra (297—198 BCE) spent his last days. Sthulabhadra, the founder of Śvētāmbara sect of Jainism, along with Bhadrabahu was the spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya. The temple was built in 1729 CE (V.S. 1848) to commemorate the Sthulabhadra. The temple houses an inscription dating back to 1792 CE.

Architecture

Kamaldah Jain temple is built on a brick mound. The temple features an illustration of Sthulabhadra. The second temple is dedicated to Sudarshana. The temple houses black stone foot prints of Sudarshana to which saffron is applied daily as offering. The door of the temple has an image of Bhairava. The temple is an important pilgrimage site for Jains and is part of Jain circuit of bihar.

Conservation

The Government of Bihar has included this temple for conservation along with Agam Kuan, Durakhi devi temple, Begu Hajjam's Mosque, Golghar, and Takht Sri Patna Sahib.

References

Sources

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• "Jain circuit" (PDF). Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation. New Delhi.

External links

• Media related to Kamaldah Jain Temple at Wikimedia Commons