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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Jain temple jainimed.JPG<br />
| alt = Jainimedu Jain temple<br />
| caption = Jainimedu Jain temple<br />
| map_caption = Location within Kerala<br />
| location = Jainimedu, [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| deity = [[Chandraprabha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| year_completed = 15th century<br />
| governing_body = Manikka Pattanam Sree Chandraprabha Digambara Basti Trust<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10|47|8.4|N|76|38|33.2|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jainimedu Jain temple''' is a 15th-century [[Jain temple]] located at Jainimedu, 3&nbsp;km from the centre of [[Palakkad]], [[Palakkad district]], [[Jainism in Kerala|Kerala]], India.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|author=PTI May 12, 2013, 06.42PM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-12/india/39202799_1_temple-walls-temple-sources-diamond-merchants |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615091145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-12/india/39202799_1_temple-walls-temple-sources-diamond-merchants |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-15 |title=15th-century Jain temple in Kerala to be reopened |date=2013-05-12 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-07-20}}</ref> It is dedicated to [[Chandraprabha]], a [[Tirthankar]] of the [[Jain faith]].<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/temple-ritual/article4708172.ece |title=Temple ritual |work=The Hindu |date=2013-05-12 |access-date=2013-07-20}}</ref><ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|author=Mundur M.K. Krishnan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/the-home-of-jainism-in-kerala/article2625404.ece |title=The home of Jainism in Kerala |work=The Hindu |date=2011-11-14 |access-date=2013-07-20}}</ref><br />
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The celebrated Malayalam poet [[Kumaranasan]], wrote his monumental poem [[Veena Poovu (poem)|Veenapoovu]] (The fallen flower) at a Jain house near here.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjWPiQyOwGkC&q=jainimedu&pg=PA282 |title=Kerala Tradition & Fascinating Destinations - Biju Mathew - Google Books |date= August 2012|isbn=9788192128412 |access-date=2013-07-20|last1=Mathew |first1=Biju }}</ref> The place name 'Jainimedu' itself is related to this temple.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Jain temple was constructed in the 15th century by a family of diamond merchants from Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/renovated-jain-temple-in-kerala-opened-for-devotees_848494.html |title=Renovated Jain temple in Kerala opened for devotees |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=2013-05-14 |access-date=2013-07-20}}</ref> It was created by Inchana Satur.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxtnsT8CdZ4C&q=palakkad+jain&pg=PA194 |title=Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India - Manohar Sajnani - Google Books |isbn=9788178350189 |access-date=2013-07-20|last1=Sajnani |first1=Manohar |year=2001 }}</ref> The temple was in a dilapidated condition for the past several years.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> At that time, there were around 400 Jain families in Jainimedu.<ref name="thehindu2"/> The temple was renovated in 2013 and a [[Panch Kalyanak]] was performed.<ref name="thehindu1"/> [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]], a prominent [[Keralite Jain]], spoke at the event.<ref name="thehindu3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/keeping-alive-jain-faith/article4713450.ece |title=Keeping alive Jain faith |work=The Hindu |date=2013-05-14 |access-date=2013-07-20}}</ref> The rituals were led by Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattakara Swamiji, the head of Kanakagiri Jain Mutt.<ref>http://asianetindia.com/renovated-jain-temple-kerala-opened-devotees/</ref><br />
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This is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of [[Jainism in Kerala]] have survived.<ref name="google1"/><br />
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==Description==<br />
The temple is 32 feet long and 20 feet wide and displays the images of Jain Tirthankaras and Yakshinis.<ref name="thehindu3"/><br />
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==Photo gallery==<br />
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image:Jain idols jain temple jainimed.JPG| Idols at Jain temple in [[Jainimedu]], [[Palakkad]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Jainism in Kerala]]<br />
* [[Jain Bunt]]<br />
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==Reference notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=385067154926670&set=pcb.385067788259940&type=1&theater Jainimedu Jain temple]<br />
*[http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/jain1.html Jain Iconography]<br />
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/temple-ritual/article4708172.ece Jainimedu Panch Kalyanak Celebration]<br />
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