Shri Andeshwar Parshwanath

Jain temple A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings ge ...

is situated in

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, and is located 40 km from

Banswara Banswara is a city in the Banswara district in southern Rajasthan, India. The name, Banswara, came from "Bans wala" (bamboo) forests, as Bamboo grew in abundance around this place within the area. Banswara is also known as "City of a Hundred ...

. The tirth is located on a

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in Andeshwar,

Kushalgarh Kushalgarh is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the Banswara District approximately 65 km south of the city of Banswara. King Kushala Bhil was founder of Kushalgarh History A Indian Princely Sta ...

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of Banswara district. From the nearest

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s this place is 50 km from Udaygarh; 50 km north of

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; 15 km west to kushalgarh and 8 km east of Kalinzara. The tirth is on Kushalgarh - Kalinjara road.

History

The temple houses rare inscriptions that dates back to the 10th century.

Description

Chief attraction of the temple is the mulnayak

Parshwanath ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of Dharma (Jainism), dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavr ...

idol, which is believed to be of 12th or 13th century. Black idol of lord Parshwanath is around 80 cm tall with seven hoods. It is believed to be discovered by

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s of that regions while cultivating the field. Every year on

kartik purnima Kartika Purnima is a Hindu, Sikh and Jain cultural festival that is celebrated on Purnima (full moon day), the 15th (or 30th) lunar day of the month of Kartika. It falls in November or December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as T ...

i.e. fifteenth

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of Hindi month kartik, a fair is organized which is visited by people from the neighboring towns and villages. The temple was constructed in 14th Century. It was recently renovated. The manasthambh made by white colored marble is really attractive. A ''Kanch Mandir'' dedicated to Parshwantha was also constructed recently near the main temple.

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Andeshwar Main Temple.JPG, Andeshwar Main Temple File:Andeshvar Jain Temple.JPG, 23rd Jain tirthankara Parshwanath Pratima Andeshwar Temple.JPG, Andeshwar Jain Temple

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