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[[File:Navagraha temple - Shikhopur.jpg|thumb|Siddhant Tirth Kshetra Shikohpur]]<br />
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Ancient idols of Jain [[Tirthankara]] (made of bronze and stone) were found in archaeological expeditions in [[Badli]], [[Bhiwani]] ([[Ranila]], [[Charkhi Dadri]], Badhara village), [[Dadri]], [[Gurgaon]] ([[Ferozepur Jhirka]]), [[Hansi]], [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] ([[Agroha Mound|Agroha]]), Kasan, Nahad, [[Narnaul]], [[Pehowa]], [[Rewari]], Rohad, [[Rohtak]] ([[Asthal Bohar]]) and [[Sonepat]] in [[Haryana]].{{sfn|Singh|2007|p=401}}{{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=391}} [[Agrawal Jain]] community traces its origins from [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]. '''Guptisagar Dham Tirtha''' at [[Ganaur]] is a religious tourist spot in Haryana. It is named after the Jain Acharya [[Guptisagar]].<ref>{{citation|title=Jains to be accorded minority status in Haryana|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/jains-to-be-accorded-minority-status-in-haryana_755615.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|date=30 January 2012|location=[[Chandigarh]]}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[Agroha Mound|Agroha]] region came under influence of Jainism during Acharya [[Bhadrabahu]]. Rohtak was an important Jain center as Lord [[Mahavira]] paid many visits to this district. Ancient Tirthankara idols and Jain temples were also found in the vicinity of Khokhra-kot, belonging to [[Rajput]]-era.{{sfn|Singh|2007|p=402}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Jain population in Haryana as per Census 2001 was 57,167 (29,914 males and 27,253 females).<ref>{{citation|last=Census of India|title=Population by religious communities|date=2001|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]]}}</ref><br />
This count decrease to 52,613 (27,358 males and 25,255 females) in 2011 Census.<ref>{{citation|last=Office of registrar general and census commissioner|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/c-01.html|title=C-1 Population By Religious Community|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]]|date=2011}}</ref><br />
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==Temples==<br />
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File:Ranila Jain temple - Side view (1).jpg|[[Ranila Jain temple]]<br />
File:Gupti Dham - Manastambha (2).jpg|Gupti dham<br />
File:Gupti Dham (4).jpg|Gupti dham<br />
File:Bahubali - Navagraha temple - Shikhopur.jpg|18&nbsp;ft statue of lord [[Bahubali]] at Siddhant Tirth Kshetra Shikohpur<br />
File:Gaj Madir, Rohtak - Side View.jpg|Gaj Mandir, [[Rohtak]]<br />
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* [[Rohtak]]<br />
** Rohitaka {{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=394}}<br />
** Shri Digambar Jain Temple {{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=395}}<br />
* [[Hansi]]<br />
** Shri 1008 Bhagwan Parshwanath Digambar Jain Mandir{{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=394}}<br />
* [[Gurgaon]]<br />
** Shri 1008 Mahavira Swami Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Kasangaon{{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=394}}<br />
* [[Bhiwani]]<br />
** [[Ranila Jain temple]], Adinathpuram{{sfn|Kumar|2015|p=395}}<br />
* [[Ambala]]<ref>{{citation|title=Ambala - Places of Interest - Jain Samaj|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5892|publisher=[[Haryana Tourism]]}}</ref><br />
** [[Suparshvanatha]] temple - 105 years old belonging to [[Svetambara]]<br />
** Ancient [[Rishbha|Adinath]] [[Digambara]] temple<br />
*Pratiksha<br />
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==Events==<br />
[[Government of Haryana]] ([[BJP]]) banned meat for nine days in September 2015 during the Jain festival of [[Paryushana]]. This was done by issuing a circular to all the municipal bodies asking meat shop vendors not to sell meat or fish on 17, 18 and 27 September 2015.<ref>{{citation|last=[[CNN-IBN]]|title=Now, Haryana bans sale of meat for 9 days during Jain festival of Paryushan|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/now-haryana-bans-sale-of-meat-for-9-days-during-jain-festival-of-paryushan-1093601.html|date=12 September 2015|publisher=[[IBN Live]]}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Express News Service|title=Not passed any order on meat ban, only an appeal to slaughterhouses: Haryana govt.|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/haryana-becomes-5th-bjp-ruled-state-to-ban-meat-during-jain-festival|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Muni [[Tarunsagar]] conducted his 2015 [[chaturmas]] in Sector 16, [[Faridabad]] and made a world record during launch of his book, ''Kadve-Pravachans''.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Kavita Jain]]<br />
* [[Mool Chand Jain]] M.L.A and Finance Minister<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{citation|last=Kumar|first=Pradeep|title=Jain Pilgrimage Destinations and their potentiality in Haryana Tourism|url=http://ijmrr.com/admin/upload_data/journal_Pardeep%20Kumar%20%206jun15mrr.pdf|date=June 2015}}<br />
* {{citation|last=Singh|first=Abhay Kumar|last2=Arora|first2=Udai Prakash|title=Udayana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4VeYJdww2YC|publisher=Anamika Publishers & Distributors|date=1 January 2007|isbn=81-7975-168-6}}<br />
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