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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Dimapur Jain Temple<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Jain Temple Dimapur.png<br />
| alt = Dimapur Jain Temple<br />
| caption = Dimapur Jain Temple<br />
| map_type = India Nagaland#India<br />
| map_size = 250<br />
| map_caption = Location within Nagaland<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.9200|93.7300|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = Dimapur, Dimapur, Nagaland, [[India]] <br />
| deity = [[Mahavira]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]], [[Paryushan]]<br />
| established = 1947<br />
| creator = Shri Phulchand Sethi, Shri Jethmal Sethi, Shri Udayram Chabra and Shri Kanhaiyalal Sethi<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Dimapur Jain Temple''' was built in 1947. The temple is architecturally very well built and has an impressive structure. The temple has some intricate glass work. The temple is considered very auspicious by the people of Dimapur. The temple is located in Jain Temple Road and is surrounded by the SD Jain High School and the Mahavir Bhawan. The Moolnayak of the temple is Lord [[Mahavira]]. Dimapur is the business center of Nagaland today and most of the Jain families have settled in Dimapur. The Dimapur Jain Temple is under the aegis of the SD Jain Samaj Dimapur.<br />
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==History==<br />
During the pre-independence era, most of the Jain families were settled in Kohima. All these families belong to the Digamabar sect. The first Jain temple in Nagaland was built in Kohima in 1920 by 8 Sethi families. However these families moved to Dimapur in 1944 due to Japanese invasion during the IInd World war. These families then built the Dimapur Jain Temple, SD Jain School, SD Jain Charitable Hospital. The most prominent among these were Shri Phulchand Sethi, Shri Jethmal Sethi, Shri Kanhaiyalal Sethi and Shri Mangilal Chabra. Shri Phulchand Sethi was the first secretary of the SD Jain Samaj, Dimapur and continued on this post till 1976. Shri Udayram Ji Chabra was the first president of the SD Jain Samaj followed by Shri Jethmal Sethi.<br />
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The first Jain temple in Nagaland was established in Kohima. The temple was established in 1920 by 8 Sethi families, who were the first non naga settlors in Nagaland, prominent among them being Hardev Sethi, Hiralal Sethi, Phulchand Sethi. These families then moved to Dimapur in 1944 due to Japanese invasion during World War II. These families established the Jain temple in Dimapur in 1947.<br />
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==The Temple Complex==<br />
The Moolnayak of the temple is Lord Mahavira. In the back portion of the temple, the statues of Lord [[Rishabhanatha|Adinath]], Lord [[Bahubali]], Lord Bharat Swami stand tall. The back portion was built later in 1989. The Panch kalyanak of the statues was conducted by Ganini Shri Suparshmati Mataji in 1989. On the first floor is the Samavsaran and the Chaubisi (idols of all the twenty-four Tirthankaras).<br />
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This Jain community also runs a charitable clinic by the name ''Shri Digamber Jain Charitable Clinic''.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Jain Temple Dimapur1.png|Mulnayak Pratima at Jain Temple, [[Dimapur]]<br />
Jain Temple Dimapur2.png|Trimurti at Jain Temple, [[Dimapur]]<br />
Jain Temple Dimapur Donor's List.JPG|The Original list of Donor's of Jain Temple Dimapur<br />
Samavsaran at Jain Temple Dimapur.JPG|Samavsaran at Jain Temple Dimapur<br />
Chaubisi at Jain Temple Dimapur.JPG|Idols of the 24 Jain Tirthankars at Jain Temple Dimapur<br />
The intricate glass work.JPG|The intricate glass work inside the Dimapur Jain Temple<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jainism in Nagaland]]<br />
*[[Dimapur]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/dimapur-jain-community-observes-paryushan/<br />
*http://nagalandpost.com/Showstory.aspx?npoststoryiden=TkVXUzEwMDA3ODI0OQ%3D%3D-g5kS%2Bd197Sg%3D<br />
*http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140107/jsp/bihar/story_17757074.jsp<br />
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== Sources == <br />
* Sethi, Raj Kumar (2021), 100 years of Jainism in Nagaland - (A journey from 1885 to 1985), Walnut Publication, {{ISBN|978-93-91522-04-9}}<br />
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