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'''Anandji Kalyanji Trust''' (Gujarati શેઠ આનંદજી કલ્યાણજી પેઢી) is the largest and the oldest Jain trust, managed by lay Jains,<ref>Not including the Digambara [[Bhattaraka]] institutions, some of which go back several centuries. The [[Humcha#The Jain Matha (Mutt) at Hombuja|Humcha]] Battaraka seat goes back to 8th century.</ref> with headquarters at [[Ahmedabad]] which manages more than 1200 Jain temples.<ref name=ex>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-mourns-demise-of-industry-doyen-philanthropist-shrenik-lalbhai/ |title=Ahmedabad mourns demise of industry doyen, philanthropist Shrenik Lalbhai|place=Ahmedabad |date=19 June 2014|accessdate =28 June 2014|work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhino Itihas 1,<br />
Ratilal Dipchand Desai, Shilchandrasuri,Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi Ahmedabad 1983</ref> The original charitable trust is said to have been founded somewhere in decades of 1630–40 AD and is running under name ''Anandji Kalyanji ni Pedhi'' or Anandji Kalyanji Trust since decade of 1720.<ref>Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhino Itihas 1,<br />
Ratilal Dipchand Desai, Shilchandrasuri,Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi Ahmedabad 1983; pp:6</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Initially founded to manage the [[Shatrunjaya]] [[Palitana temples]], it now manages numerous Jain tirthas and temples belonging to the [[Śvetāmbara]] tradition.<ref>Dharna Vihara, Ranakpur, Saryu Doshi, Thomas Dix Opus, Vol. 17, Edition Axel Menges, 1995</ref> It is said to have been founded by [[Shantidas Zaveri]] and its leadership has been in the same family for generations, who have been the Nagar-seths of Ahmedabad.<ref name=ak>{{cite news|title=The silent force behind Shwetamber Jains|first=Bharat|last=Yagnik|date=22 November 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/The-silent-force-behind-Shwetamber-Jains/articleshow/26169854.cms|access-date=1 July 2014|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Kasturbhai Lalbhai]], an industrialist and educationist, who was the eleventh generation member, headed the trust for 50 years, followed by [[Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai]] for 30 years.<ref name=ex/><ref name=ak/> Samveg Lalbhai now heads the trust. Bhavarlal Nahta has written that the organization for restoring the Satrunjaya temples was originally founded by Acharya Devachandraji as mentioned in Devavilasa.<ref>Bhanvarlal Nahta Abhinadan Granth, Ed. Ganesh Lalvani, 1986, p. 172-178</ref><br />
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The name Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi would suggest that it is a business house belonging to Sheth Anandji, the son of Kalyanji. However, the names are imaginary and they refer to the role of the trust bringing ''Anand'' – pleasure and '' Kalyan''- bliss to the Jain pilgrims.<ref name=ak/><br />
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The available documentation takes the history of the trust to samvat 1777 (1720 AD).<br />
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==Management==<br />
[[File:Palitana3.jpg|thumb|Shatrunjaya Temples]]<br />
[[File:Worshippers leaving the temple in Ranakpur.jpg|thumb|Ranakpur temple]]<br />
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The trust manages the following [[Tirtha (Jainism)|tirtha]]s or temples.<ref>શેઠ આણંદજી કલ્યાણજી પેઢીનો ઇતિહાસ ભાગ 2,Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Pedhino Itihas Part 2, Ratilal Dipchand Desai, Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi Ahmedabad, 1986</ref> <br />
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*[[Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi|Banaras Kothi]]<br />
* [[Chittorgarh]] Sattavis Dehra Temple<br />
* [[Girnar]]<br />
* [[Kumbharia Jain temples|Kumbhariya]]<br />
* [[Maksi]] (shared with Digambaras)<br />
* [[Muchhal Mahavir Temple]]<br />
* [[Ranakpur]] renovated in 1933.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlBrbLYLsDg Sunil Siddharth Lalbhai: The Life and Times of Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF), Oct 16, 2013]</ref><br />
* [[Rikhabdeo]] (shared with Digambaras and Locals)<br />
* [[Sammet Shikhar]] (shared with Digambaras under disputes, shwetambars does not recognise admin authority of Digambars)<br />
* [[Shatrunjaya]]<br />
* Sherisa<br />
* [[Taranga Jain temple|Taranga]] (hill shared with Digambaras, the Ajitnath temple is in exclusive possession of shwetambars. Renovated in 1963.<br />
* [[Vamaj]]<br />
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A sister organisation, Seth Kalyanji Parmanandji Pedhi of Sirohi manages temples at Mt. Abu at [[Dilwara Temples|Delwada]], Bamanvad and Mundalstha.<br />
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The trust also publishes books related to Śvetāmbara Jain Tirthas.<br />
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The trust spends more than Rs 150&nbsp;million every year in repair works of various Jain temples. The trust members meet twice a year.<ref name=ak/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|http://www.anandjikalyanjipedhi.org/index.php}}<br />
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