Bhagawan Chandraprabha Jain Temple (கும்பகோணம் சந்திரப்பிரப பகவான் ஜினாலயம்) :ta:கும்பகோணம் சந்திரப்பிரப பகவான் ஜினாலயம் is a Jain temple dedicated to the deity Jain, located in the town of

Kumbakonam Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...

in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, India

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This temple is situated at

Ramaswamy Temple Ramaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the prominent temples in the town and also one of the most prominent temples dedicated to Rama in India. This t ...

West Street in Kumbakonam.There are also Jain temples in Thanjavur, Mannargudi, Deepankudi and other places in Tamil Nadu.

Structure of the temple

The temple has sanctum sanctorum, front mandapa and maha mandapa. The entrance has no Gopuram. On either side of the sanctum sanctorum sasana devas are found. At the outside of the front mandapa, two guardian deities are found in either side.

Presiding deity

The presiding deity is known as Chandraprabha. This is one of the oldest Jain temples in Kumbakonam. Several Tirttankara idols are found in this temple.Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth Kshetra
/ref> He is the Eighth Tirttankara. Worship of Chandraprabha is going on in various places in Tamil Nadu.

Worship

The construction of the temple took place in 1903. Panchakalyana festival took place in 1905. During morning and evening pujas are held to the presiding deity, Brahma deva, Jwalamalini. சமணத் திருத்தலங்கள் (சோழ மண்டலம்), ஆதிபகவன் சமணர் சங்கம், 53/22, ஜவுளிசெட்டித்தெரு, தஞ்சாவூர் 613 009, 2009

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Structure of the temple

Presiding deity

Worship

Reference

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