Chand Khedi is a small village near
Kota, Rajasthan
Kota (), previously known as ''Kotah'', is a city located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located about south of the state capital, Jaipur, situated on the banks of Chambal River. With a population of over 1.2 mi ...
where a very old temple of
Rishabhdev is situated. This temple was often invaded by
Aurangzeb
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...
, one of the
Mughal rulers, but he was unable to destroy the temple.
Location
Chand Khedi is located at from
Atru railway station on Kota-Guna line of the Western Railway.
Legends
Chand Khedi figures prominently in two
Jain
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
legends. It is a place of miracles. All wishes made by the disciples are fulfilled by the Lord.
In the first of these legends, dating back to the time of the Mughal invasions, a blow from an invader's axe damaged the toe of the Rishabhdev temple idol, resulting in a flow of milk which swept away the invaders and kept the temple safe.
A more recent legend dates to 2002, when a Jain saint named
Sudhasagar unearthed three carved crystal images of Jain
Tirthankara
In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (Sanskrit: '; English: literally a 'ford-maker') is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the ''dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a '' tirtha'', which is a fordable passag ...
s in a nearby cave. Sudhasagar was advised in a dream about the location of the images, and the images are significantly older than the 1200 year age of the village itself.
About temple
Chandkhedi is one of the most important Jain pilgrimage in Rajasthan and is considered an architectural marvel. The mulnayak of the temple is a idol of Rishabhanatha in
padmasan posture.
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17th-century Jain temples
Villages in Jhalawar district
Jain temples in Rajasthan
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