Jainimedu Jain temple is a 15th-century
Jain temple located in city of
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.It is located at
Jainimedu
Jainimedu Jain temple is a 15th-century Jain temple located in city of Palakkad, Kerala.It is located at
Jainimedu, one of the suburbs of the city . It is dedicated to Chandraprabha, a Tirthankar of the Jain faith.
The celebrated Malayalam p ...
, one of the suburbs of the city .
It is dedicated to
Chandraprabha
Chandraprabha () is the eighth Tirthankara of ''Avasarpini'' (present half cycle of time as per Jain cosmology). Chandraprabhu was born to King Mahasena and Queen Lakshmana Devi at Chandrapuri to the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to Jain texts ...
, a
Tirthankar of the
Jain faith
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 ...
.
The celebrated Malayalam poet
Kumaranasan, wrote his monumental poem
Veenapoovu (The fallen flower) at a Jain house near here.
The place name 'Jainimedu' itself is related to this temple.
History
The Jain temple was constructed in the 15th century by a family of diamond merchants from Karnataka. It was created by Inchana Satur. The temple was in a dilapidated condition for the past several years.
At that time, there were around 400 Jain families in Jainimedu.
The temple was renovated in 2013 and a
Panch Kalyanak
Panch Kalyanaka ( sa, pan̄ca kalyāṇaka, "Five Auspicious Events") are the five chief auspicious events that occur in the life of tirthankara in Jainism. They are commemorated as part of many Jain rituals and festivals.
Kalyanaka
These aus ...
was performed.
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
Maniyankode Padmaprabha Veerendra Kumar (22 July 1936 — 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist, who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party and president of the ...
, a prominent
Keralite Jain
Jainism, one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence, has very small presence (0.01%) in Kerala, in south India. According to the 2011 India Census, Kerala only has around 4500 Jains, most of them in the city of ...
, spoke at the event.
The rituals were led by Bhuvanakeerthi Bhattakara Swamiji, the head of Kanakagiri Jain Mutt.
This is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of
Jainism in Kerala
Jainism, one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence, has very small presence (0.01%) in Kerala, in south India. According to the 2011 India Census, Kerala only has around 4500 Jains, most of them in the city of ...
have survived.
Description
The temple is 32 feet long and 20 feet wide and displays the images of Jain Tirthankaras and Yakshinis.
Photo gallery
image:Jain idols jain temple jainimed.JPG, Idols at Jain temple in Jainimedu
Jainimedu Jain temple is a 15th-century Jain temple located in city of Palakkad, Kerala.It is located at
Jainimedu, one of the suburbs of the city . It is dedicated to Chandraprabha, a Tirthankar of the Jain faith.
The celebrated Malayalam p ...
, Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
See also
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Jainism in Kerala
Jainism, one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence, has very small presence (0.01%) in Kerala, in south India. According to the 2011 India Census, Kerala only has around 4500 Jains, most of them in the city of ...
*
Jain Bunt
The Jain Bunt are the Jainists of Bunt caste from Tulunaad area of India. It has been said that the Jain Bunts also have the highest per capita income in India. They have a feudal and martial race heritages, because of ties to the erstwhile ro ...
Reference notes
External links
Jainimedu Jain templeJainimedu Panch Kalyanak Celebration
Jain temples in Kerala
Religious buildings and structures in Palakkad district
15th-century Jain temples
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