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Pawagiri Jain temple
Jain temple in the state of Madhya Pradesh
Pawagiri Jain Temple or Gvaleshwar temple is a Jain temple located in Oon village, Khargone district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
| Pawagiri Jain temple | |
|---|---|
ग्वालेश्वर मंदिर | |
Gvaleshwar temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
| Deity | Shantinatha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Location | |
| Location | Oon village, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°49′14.2″N 75°27′15″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Nagara architecture |
| Date established | 13th century |
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The temple was constructed by Jain merchants who migrated from Malwa following the annexation of King Kumarapala of Chaulukya dynasty in 1150 CE. The triratha pedestal of the Tirthankara idol inside the temple bears an inscription dated 1263 CE (V.S. 1321).[1]
The temple plan is similar to Chaubara Dera 2, another nearby Jain temple. The temple features a square maṇḍapa with four doors, three lead to outside and one leads to garbhagriha of the temple.[2][3]
The temple is a siddha kshetras, site of moksha (liberation) for Jain monks. The temple is called Gvaleshwar as gvālas (cow herders) used to take shelter here during storms.[2][4] The main vedi enshrines three polished black coloured idols and the central idol is the mulnayak of the temple.[5] The mulnayak is a 12.5 feet (3.8 m) idol tall of Shantinatha that bears an inscription dated 1206 CE.[6]
This temple is protected by Archaeological Survey of India.[3]
- Akhikari 2004, p. 1201.
- Titze & Bruhn 1998, p. 134.
- Mishra 1973, pp. 149–150.
Books
- Jain, Kailash Chand (1972). Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.
- Mishra, Vibhuti Bushan (1973). Religious Beliefs and Practices of North India during the Early Mediaeval Period. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Vol. 3. Netherland: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-03610-9.
- Titze, Kurt; Bruhn, Klaus (1998). Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence (2 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1534-6.
Web
- Akhikari, Swati Mandal (2004). "Professor Sudhir Ranjan Das Memorial Prize Essay: Chronology of temples at Un". Indian History Congress. 65: 1197–1202. JSTOR 44144828.
- "Shri Mahalaxmi and Other Temples of Oon". District Administration, Khargone. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- "Jain temple 1 to 3". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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