Chandrawati Jain temple

Chandrawati Jain temple is a Jain Template:Lang located in the Chandrawati village located Template:Convert from Varanasi. This place is believed to be birthplace of Chandraprabha, the 8th Thirthankara, of Jainism.

History

According to local tradition, the establishment of this place is attributed to King Domana Deva. In 1877, the English archaeologist A. C. L. Carlleyle conducted excavations at the site and unearthed the remnants of three Jain temples. The architectural style of these remains reflects the characteristics of the 9th and 10th centuries. Today, these precious remains, along with copper plate inscriptions, are carefully preserved at the State Museum Lucknow. Among the inscriptions is one dating back to 1091 CE, which highlights the temple's receipt of grants from King Chandradeva of Gahadavala dynasty.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

About temple

There are two Jain temples one Digambara & one Śvētāmbara in the area. The temples were built to commemorate place for three kalyanaka of Chandraprabha.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Every year, Chandrawati entices hundreds of thousands of devoted pilgrims, and an additional ghat is presently being constructed in this sacred location.Template:Sfn

Gallery

• Digambar temple - main vedi
  Digambar temple - main vedi
• Chandrawati Shvetambar temple
  Chandrawati Shvetambar temple
• Shvetambar temple - main vedi
  Shvetambar temple - main vedi

See also

• Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sarnath Jain Tirth
• Parshvanath Jain temple, Varanasi

References

Sources

• Nagabharana: Recent Trends in Jainism Studies{{#if:Reddy|, Reddy}. Blue Rose Publishers(2022). ISBN 978-93-56114-46-3
• [[[:Template:Google books]] Banaras: Making of India's Heritage City]. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• New ghat to come up at Chandravati, a Jain pilgrimage site. The Times of India(9 June 2023).
• 4 Jain Tirthankaras born in Varanasi. The Times of India(25 August 2015).