Shantinath Jain Teerth

Shantinath Jain Teerth

Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Teerth
Basic information
Location Indapur, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Affiliation Jainism
Deity Munisuvrata
Festivals Mahavir Jayanti
Governing body Trustees
Architectural description
Creator Dr. Shrenik Shaha
& colleagues
Date established 10 May 2011
Specifications
Temple(s) 1
Monument(s) 5

Shri 1008 Shantinath Digambar Jain Mandir is located in Indapur, District Pune in Maharashtra. This is the new south pattern temple. The main attraction of this temple is 27 feet tall granite idol of Shri 1008 Munisuvrata Bhagwan. The temple is golden in colour. So it is now called as Golden Temple.[1]

Architecture

31 feet South Pattern Shikhar

Shikhar

It is built in South Indian pattern with 31 feet height. It is quadrangular shaped and painted in golden yellow colour. It is made up of RCC by artists from Mahabalipuram. In the shikhar idol of Shree 1008 Mahaveer bhagwan made from Brass is placed. Shikhar is the model from shikhar of MelSitamur in Tamil Nadu.

Parikar
21 Inch Shri 1008 Mahaveer Bhagwan created in metal

Vedi

It is the main part where Jain Idols are kept in a temple. Vedi is having upper arch like Parikar with carvings of jain gods on it and lower rectangular base called as Cutney. It is totally made up of superwhitewhite marble. It is made by Tilak Marbles from Kishangarh in Rajasthan. It is carved with the lions and elephants. There are also the Yaksha and Yakshini of Shri 1008 Shantinath Bhagwan on the both sides of the vedi. There are Ashtamangal and Astapratiharya carved on cutney. The 16 Dreams of Teerthankar's mother are also created on it. It indicates the birth events of the teerthankara. The carvings are painted in various colors so that it has got a different look. Also there are 3 more vedi's present in the temple :

Jain idols

Manastambha

It is present in front of the temple. It is 31 feet high made in Albetta marble from Makrana in Rajasthan. It is the symbol of Humbleness in Jain philosophy. It kills the Ahankaar of the devotees as soon as they see the Manastambha they become humble.[7]

Munisuvratnath Bhagwan

Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Bhagwan 27 feet statue

Shri 1008 Munisuvratnath Bhagwan is the 20th Tirthankar in Jain religion. He is considered as god of Shani Graha or Saturn. In Indapur 27 feet of idol is made in Granite Stone like Shravana Belgola in Karnataka and erected outside the temple. It is present over 20 feet of base. It is the main attraction of this religious place. The stone is brought from place near Banglore and created by artists from Jaipur in Rajasthan. The carving is completed in 2 years . It is weighing 30 ton. It is erected with the help of two large crains. Every year Jain community in Indapur organizes Rathotsava & Mahamastakabhisheka of Munisuvrata idol.

Chief body

Trustees

Shri 1008 Shantinath Digambar Jain Mandir Trustees

There are total 19 trustees

Young Brigade

Future plans

Location

Indapur city is in Pune district in Maharashtra, India. It is 135 km from Pune, 110 km from Solapur, 60 km from Pandharpur,300 km from Mumbai, 1400 km from Delhi.

Transport

Religious organizations

The Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha is a religious and social service organization of the Jains of South India. The organization is headquartered at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.[10] The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.[11][12] The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra (Marathi Jains), Karnataka (Kannada Jains) and Goa.

Photo gallery

Mahamastakabhishek 2012

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Article published on 11 May 2011 in Sakal
  2. ↑ Helen, Johnson (2009) [1931]. Muni Samvegayashvijay Maharaj, ed. Trisastiśalākāpurusacaritra of Hemacandra: The Jain Saga. Part II. Baroda: Oriental Institute. ISBN 978-81-908157-0-3. p.186
  3. 1 2 Tukol, T. K. (1980). Compendium of Jainism. Dharwad: University of Karnataka. p.31
  4. ↑ "Parshvanatha". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  5. ↑ Bowker, John (2000). "Parsva". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  6. ↑ Jain, Kailash Chand (1991). Lord Mahāvīra and his times, Lala S. L. Jain Research Series. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 59. ISBN 81-208-0805-3.
  7. ↑ The Brahmadeva Pillars. An Inquiry into the Origin and Nature of the Brahmadeva Worship among the Digambara Jains, S. Settar , Artibus Asiae, Vol. 33, No. 1/2 (1971), pp. 17-38
  8. ↑ Dev Shilp, page 27
  9. ↑ Vastu Chintamani, page 12
  10. ↑ People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  11. ↑ The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  12. ↑ A World Religions Reader - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  13. ↑ "Regsiter of dams in India" (PDF). Maharashtra: Ujjini Dam. Central water Commission, Government of India. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  14. ↑ Pandharpur on Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
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