Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra - Bh. Adinath

Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

At Chamatkarji Atishaya Kshetra, a 6 inches high miraculous idol of Bhagwan Adinath in Padmasana posture is installed in a beautiful altar.

Due to the miracles of this small idol, the name of this Kshetra was kept Chamatkarji (Chamatkar-miracles).

On the day ‘Bhadrapad Krishna- ’ of V. S. 1889, a dream was seen by a farmer named ‘Jogi’ as, some one was saying him that at the place where his plough was stopped, from that place plough will not move further, on digging there he will visit the God. Seeing the dream, Jogi felt in wonder. Next day he reached at the proper place with his family and started digging carefully. After some time he saw the part of idol shining like mirror in the day light then carefully he removed the soil and saw the idol of Bhagwan Adinath, he kept the idol out of the earth. At that time voice of ‘Jai – Jai’ was heard in the sky and shower of saffron was also seen. Jogi became pious and he started worship to the God with deep heart.

As this news spread in the public, peoples started to come there in groups. After visiting the idol that was declared the idol of Jain’s first Teerthankara Bhagwan Adinath. So Jains decided to install the idol in a temple of Sawaimadhopur city. While Jogi knew about this, he became upset and tears from his eyes started continuously. At that night he was unable to get sleep, he was only thinking about the God, which was going away from him next morning. But in the last night he slept and saw a dream. In dream some one was saying to him that God will not go anywhere leaving him alone, God will stay there, temple will be built in his village. Next day a chariot was prepared, idol was placed in that, but the chariot didn’t move from there, people tried again & again but all in vain. Then Jogi told to persons about his dream. After knowing about the dream, a decision was taken to build the magnificent temple at that place. Within in a short period a huge magnificent and artistic temple was constructed, beautiful spire was constructed on the top of sanctum. That miraculous idol was installed in the temple and an umbrella has been constructed at the place where idol was recovered from earth. Foot images are installed in this umbrella. Since the time of appearance of this idol, so many miracles have taken place here, so this Kshetra is called ‘Chamatkarji’.

There are two altars in the temple. In the altar of the front principal deity Bhagwan Padmaprabhu’s idol in seating posture is installed, that is 1 feet and 3 inch high made of dark red stone and was reverenced in V. S. 1546. Other artistic idols of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu, Panch Balyati and other Teerthankaras are also worth seeing here. In the back there is second altar where Shri Chamatkarji’s idol is installed. Other ancient idols are also installed here.

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Address : Alanpur Circle, Near National Highway No. 65, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan - 322001

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