Mahudi is a town in Mansa taluka of Gandhinagar district,

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situated on the banks of Madhumati river, a tributary of Sabarmati River. It is a pilgrimage centre of

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and other communities visiting temple of Jain deity, Ghantakarna Mahavir and Padmaprabhu Jain Temple. It was known as Madhupuri formerly.

Mahudi Jain temple

Mahudi Jain Temple was established by Jain monk,

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in 1917 CE (Magshar Sudi 6, ''

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'' 1974). There is an inscription in the Brahmi script of it. The foundation stone was laid in 1916 CE on land donated by Vadilal Kalidas Vora. He along with Punamchand Lallubhai Shah, Kankkuchand Narsidas Mehta and Himmatlal Hakamchand Mehta became trustees of trust established to manage the temple. The 22-inch marble idol of Padmaprabh as a central deity was installed. The separate shrine dedicated to protector deity, Ghantakarna Mahavir was also established. Guru Mandir, a shrine dedicated to Buddhisagar Suri was established later. Devotees offer '' sukhadi'', a sweet to Ghantakarna Mahavir. After offering, it is consumed by devotees within the temple complex.

Important event

Every year, on '' Kali Chaudas'' (the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Aso), thousands of devotees visit the temple to attend a religious ceremony, '' Havan''.

Other places

* Kotyrak Khadayata temple is dedicated to

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and is

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of Khadayata community. * Padma Pyramid Centre is another Jain temple nearby in shape of

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{{Jainism topics Cities and towns in Gandhinagar district Jain temples in Gujarat 20th-century Jain temples

Mahudi Jain temple

Important event

Other places

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