Varanasi Jain Tirth - Bh. Parshwanath

Location : Connected to all parts of the Country By Road. 195 Kilometers Away from Allahabad

This ancient temple of Shri Parshwanatha Bhagwan is located in Bhelupur Mohalla of Varanasi town. This place has the unique distinction of having four kalyanak of Parshvanatha Bhagwan, names pre-birth, birth, diksha and kewalgyana. There are other 12 Swetambar and 11 Digambar Jain temples in this area.

Among religious centers Varanasi's prominence is beyond compare. The antiquity of this city is shrouded by in immortal time. This is a Kalyanak region of two Tirthankaras - Bhagwan Suparshvanath and Parshwanath. Bhelupur and Bahidanighat are the birth place of Tirthankar Parshwanath and Suparshvanath and Parshwanath. Bhelupur and Bhaidanighat are the birth place of Tirthankar Parshwanath and Suparshvanath respectively. In Bhelupur one Jain temples such we were we can find idols of both sects viz Digamber and Swetamber. Two more Digambar temples are existing in Bhelupur.

At Bhaidanighat temple dedicated to Tirthankar Suparshwanath is situated near Ganga River. Temple of Shri Chedilal is said this is the birth place of Bhagwan Suparshwanath.

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