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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Ahinsa Sthal<br />
| native_name = <br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Ahinsa Sthal 1.jpg<br />
| alt = Image of Tirthankara Mahāvīra<br />
| caption = Statue of ''Tirthankara [[Mahāvīra]]'' at Ahinsa Sthal<br />
| map_type = India Delhi<br />
| map_size = 250<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|31|13|N|77|11|24|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = Mehrauli, Delhi, [[India]]<br />
| deity = [[Mahavira]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 2<br />
| established = 1980 <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Ahinsa Sthal''' is a [[Jain temple]] located in [[Mehrauli]], [[Delhi]]. The main deity of the temple is [[Mahavira]], the 24th and last [[Tirthankara]] (human spiritual guide) of ''[[Avasarpiṇī]]'' (present half cycle of time). A magnificent statue of ''Tirthankara Mahāvīra'' is installed here.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=266}}<br />
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== Statue ==<br />
The statue of Mahavira was carved out of a granite rock in [[Karkala]] in [[Lotus position]]. The height of the statue is 13 feet 6 inches. Its weight is around 30 tonnes. The height of the lotus pedestal is 2 feet 8 inches and it weighs around 17 tonnes.{{Sfn|Sahu|2018|p=581}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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अहिंसा स्थल.jpeg|Statue of ''Tirthankara Mahāvīra'' at Ahinsa sthal<br />
Ahinsa Sthal.jpg|Lord Mahavira's statue<br />
Ahinsa.jpg|Sculpture depicting Mahavira's message<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir]]<br />
* [[Jainism in Delhi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
=== Citation ===<br />
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=== Source ===<br />
* {{citation|first1= Kurt|last1=Titze|last2=Bruhn|first2=Klaus|title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence|date=1998|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher|isbn=8120815343|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC|access-date=24 October 2015}}<br />
* {{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLRiDwAAQBAJ|title=Presidents of India & America with Britain’s Kings & Queens|first=Charan Lal |last=Sahu|publisher=[[Notion Press]]|date=2018|isbn=9781643245300}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Jain temples]]<br />
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