Jain Tirth - Bh. Parshwanath

The 45 cms. high, white - colored idol of Chintamani Parshwanatha in the Padmasana posture is located at Modhera Village temple, 13 kilometers away from Becharaji Railway Station. It was built in the 9th century. There are several ruins of old Jain temples in near vicinity.

Location : Becharaji is the railway station nearby. It is at a distance of 16 kilometers. Buses and taxis are available means of conveyance. Chansama is at a distance of 25 kilometers and Rantej is at a distance of 16 kilometers. There is a public hospital. There is also a Bhojanalaya.

History : It seems that this temple belongs to the times earlier than the ninth century of the Vikram era. While describing this temple, Jinaprabhasurisvarji said that Bappabhattacharyaji used to come by air route to pilgrimage this place. This is the original place of the Modhera gachchha. Kalikalasarvajna Hemachandrcharya belonged to the Modhera family and this is his birth place. Mahatma Gandhi also belonged to the Modh caste and this is the birth place of his ancestors. Since this is an ancient and historical place, historical remains of art are found here. The large sun temple of Modhera is famous all over the world for Indian architecture.

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Address : Modhera, Mehsana, Gujarat - 384212, Tele : 02734-84390

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