Vahelna Jain temple is a Jain temple Vahelna village in

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Shri 1008 Parshvnath Digamber Jain Atishye Kshetra popularly known as Vahelna Jain Mandir is a major historical & religious place for Jains. The temple hosts the main statue of Lord

Parshvanatha ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavriksha in this "Kal ...

padmasan Lotus position or Padmasana ( sa, पद्मासन, translit=padmāsana) is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot is placed on the opposite thigh. It is an ancient asana in yoga, predating hatha y ...

posture with

Manastambha A manastambha (Sanskrit for 'column of honour') is a pillar that is often constructed in front of Jain temples or large Jain statues. In North India, they are topped by four Tirthankara images. According to the ''Digambara'' Jain texts like ''A ...

and a 31 feet gigantic statue in outer garden. The temple campus also has facility of

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for patients. The annual day of the temple is celebrated on 2 October every year when a fair and a procession is held inviting around thousands of people. File:Bhagwan Parshvanath (cropped).jpg, 31 feet statue of Parshvnath

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* Jain temples in Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Jain temples {{UttarPradesh-geo-stub