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| image = File:Gajpanth Jain Mandir.jpg<br />
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| alt = Gajpanth<br />
| caption = Distant view of Gajpanth Digambar Jain Siddhakshetra (Trust No. A-193/NSK)<br />
| map_type = India Maharashtra<br />
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| map_caption = Gajpanth<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20.0630539|73.7924618|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| location = [[Nashik district|Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| deity = [[Parshvanatha]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 6 <br />
| elevation_m = 122<br />
| website = https://gajpantha.com<br />
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'''Gajpanth''' (also spelled ''Gajpantha'') is a Digambar [[Jain]] pilgrimage site (''Siddha-kshetra'') located in Mhasrul village, in the [[Nashik district]] of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<br />
It's managed and maintained by Registered Trust No. A-193/NSK.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The pilgrimage is located in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is {{convert|16|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}} from the Nashik Road Railway station and {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Nashik]] City,<ref>{{Citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC|title=Jainism|isbn=9788120815346|last=Titze|first=Kurt|last2=Bruhn|first2=Klaus|year=1998|p=81}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Doc firm on Santhara despite HC ban: I too want a beautiful death|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/doc-firm-on-santhara-despite-hc-ban-i-too-want-a-beautiful-death |work=[[The Indian Express]] }}</ref> and is situated on the steep slopes of a {{convert|400|ft|m|0|adj=mid|-high}} hill. The pilgrimage site is accessible via a staircase built in black stone, which leads directly to the temple.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title = Gajpantha Jain Temple|url = http://www.digambarjainonline.com/pilgri/gajpantha.htm|work = www.digambarjainonline.com|access-date = 13 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160427111603/http://www.digambarjainonline.com/pilgri/gajpantha.htm|archive-date = 27 April 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> The hill has 450 steps, three caves (known as ''{{'}}chamar leni{{'}}''), and several temples belonging to the [[Digambara]] sect of the [[Jain]]s. There is also a sculpture depicting [[samavasarana]] (divine preaching hall of [[tirthankara]]) on the hills of Gajpanth.<br />
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==History==<br />
Gajpanth is said to be the salvation place of seven ''[[Balabhadra]]'' (heroes) of the Jain Universal history, known as Vijay, Achal, Sudharma, Suprabh, Nandi, Nandimitra and Sudarshan. It is believed that the saints took eight [[crore]]s (80 million) of Yadav kings with them from this location to salvation,<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/jainism-in-india/maharashtra/391-gajpantha|title=Gajpantha|work=Jain Heritage Centres|access-date=30 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143044/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/jainism-in-india/maharashtra/391-gajpantha|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and that many [[Jain monks]] (or sadhus) attained [[Moksha (Jainism)|moksha]] from this hill.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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File:Dharmachakra, lord mahaviras temple.jpg|Dharmachakra Jain temple<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Mangi-Tungi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Jain pilgrimage sites]]<br />
[[Category:Jain temples in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nashik district]]</div>>Hororoka