Kampilji Temple - Uttar Pradesh

Shri Vimalnath Digamber Jain Teerth Kshetra Kampilji is  an Teerth Kshetra (The place of Teerhankar Vimalnath’s Garbha, Janma, Tup & Gyan Kalyanaka). Kampil City is an ancient city of India situated at the bank of river Ganga. This was the capital of Panchal King Drupad and birth place of Dropadi. She chose her husband here by the process of Swayamvara. This is also the place of Garbha, Janma, Tup & Gyan Kalyanaka of Bhagwan Vimalnath, the 13th Teerthankar. 10th Chakravarti Shri Harishen & 12th Shri Brahmadatta also born here and ruled over the world from here. Bhagwan Adinath established 52 districts (Janapada) at that time and there were 16 Mahajanapada at the time of Mahaveer, Panchal Janapada was one of them. It is found in the books that Samavsharan of Bhagwan Adinath, Parsvanath & Mahaveer came here. In this way Kampil is an ancient sacred place of India. After the great war of Mahabharata, Kampil became the centre of spiritual knowledge & education. In the North-West part of Kampil City in the middle of population, there is an ancient temple of V.S. 492 which is constructed on a 10 feet high platform, about 1500 years old. Bhagwan Vimalnath’s idol 2 feet high in cross legged seating posture is the principal deity of this temple, idol is supposed to be more then 2500 years old, magnificent & attractive, Black in color. It is said that this was recovered from river Ganga. Other so many idols are also worth to be seen. The spire of temple is very high & vast. Other temples like there is a hillock known as Aghatia Teela, it is said that Bhagwan Vimalnath achieved super natural knowledge (Kevalgyan) here. On digging this hillock, Dig. Jain Idols are found here. An old tattered pond is also here known as Dropadi Kund.

Annual Festival (Mela) from Chaitra Krishna 15 to Chaitra Shukla 2,  and Ashvin Krishna 2 to 4 are celebrated. Three Dharmshalas with full facilities are there. Guest House of Tourism Department is also there. To reach by road – Busses are available from Delhi, Agra, Farrukhabad, Aligarh, Etah, Kayamganj etc. by train  – Kayamganj is the nearest, Tempo, Taxi, Tonga are available every time for Kampil. Other stations are Agra, Mathura, Hathrasa, Kanpur. Airport – Kanpur, Agra Nearby Places are Shri Ashram of Kapil Rishi, Dropadi Kund and many more Jain & Hindu religious places are worth to be seen. Government of India has declared Kampil as Tourist Centre for its historical & mythological importance. For details contact phone no. 05690 – 231007 

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