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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:KumbakonamChandraprabhajaintemple.jpg<br />
| alt = Chandraprabha Jain Temple, Kumbakonam<br />
| caption = Chandraprabha Jain Temple<br />
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| location = [[Kumbakonam]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Chandraprabha]]<br />
| established = 1903 CE<br />
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{{Jainism}}<br />
'''Bhagawan Chandraprabha Jain Temple''' is a [[Jain temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Jain]], located in the town of [[Kumbakonam]] in [[Thanjavur District]] [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
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==Other Jain Temples==<br />
This temple is situated at [[Ramaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam|Ramaswamy Temple]] West Street in Kumbakonam.<ref name=jain/> There are also Jain temples in [[Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple, Thanjavur|Thanjavur]], [[Mallinathaswamy Jain Temple, Mannargudi|Mannargudi]], [[Deepanayakaswamy Jain Temple, Deepankudi|Deepankudi]] and other places in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/lB100/lB100pd1.jsp?book_id=216&pno=12|title = :: Tvu ::}}</ref><ref>மயிலை சீனி வேங்கடசாமி, சமணமும் தமிழும்,திருநெல்வேலி தென்னிந்திய சைவசித்தாந்த நூற்பதிப்புக்கழகம் லிட், சென்னை, மூன்றாம் பதிப்பு 2000</ref><br />
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==Structure of the temple==<br />
The temple has [[Garbhagriha|sanctum sanctorum]], front mandapa and maha mandapa. The entrance has no [[Gopuram]].<ref>[https://jainworld.com/temples/jain-temples-photo-clips/tamilnadu/kumbakonam/ Jain World, Kumbakonam]</ref> On either side of the sanctum sanctorum sasana devas are found. At the outside of the front mandapa, two guardian deities are found in either side.<ref>G.Thillai Govindarajan, Jainism in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, 110 001, May 2010</ref><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity is known as [[Chandraprabha]]. This is one of the oldest Jain temples in Kumbakonam. Several Tirttankara idols are found in this temple.<ref name=jain>[http://digambarjaintirthkshetra.com/tirth_detail.php?tempId=MjMyNTM= Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth Kshetra]</ref> He is the Eighth [[Tirthankara|Tirttankara]]. Worship of Chandraprabha is going on in various places in Tamil Nadu.<br />
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==Worship==<br />
The construction of the temple took place in 1903. Panchakalyana festival took place in 1905. During morning and evening pujas are held to the presiding deity, Brahma deva, [[Jwalamalini]].<ref>சமணத் திருத்தலங்கள் (சோழ மண்டலம்), ஆதிபகவன் சமணர் சங்கம், 53/22, ஜவுளிசெட்டித்தெரு, தஞ்சாவூர் 613 009, 2009</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Arihant (Jainism)]]<br />
*[[God in Jainism]]<br />
*[[Jainism and non-creationism]]<br />
*[[Tijara Jain Temple]]<br />
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* [[Tamil Jain]]<br />
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{{Jain Gods}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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