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Rawan Urf Bada Gaon is a village near
Khekra Khekra (also spelled as Khekada) is an NCR City and sub-district headquarters of Baghpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics At the 2001 Census of India, Khekada had a population of nearly 40,000. Males constituted 54% ...
, a town in the district of Bagpat,
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. It is famous for Maa Mansa Devi Temple, This Temple was established by Ravana. It is historic and one of the oldest temple in baghpat. It is also famous for Digambar Jain Mandir. In Bada Gaon, the people of Bada Gaon doesn't burn the statue of Ravan because Bada Gaon was settled by Ravan. Along with it in badagaon there is a Shri Parshwanath Atishaya Kshetra Prachin Digambar Jain Mandir that houses an idol of Lord Parshvanath, the 23rd
Tirthankara In Jainism, a ''Tirthankara'' (; ) is a saviour and supreme preacher of the ''Dharma (Jainism), dharma'' (righteous path). The word ''tirthankara'' signifies the founder of a ''Tirtha (Jainism), tirtha'', a fordable passage across ''Saṃsā ...
of
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and the
Trilok Teerth Dham Trilok Teerth Dham is a Jain temple in Bada Gaon, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, India. History Trilok Teerth Dham was initiated by Jain Aacharya Sanmati Sagar near the Parshvanatha temple, Badagaon. The temple construction was completed in 2015. ...
Mandir. Its proximity to
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, has made it a prominent religious site. It is roughly about 29 km from Dilshad Garden (East Delhi) and one can go from either State Highway 57 or Loni-Bhopura Road.


Jain Temple


Shri Parshwanath Atishaya Kshetra Prachin Digambar Jain Mandir

File:Bada_Gaon_-_Old_Temple.jpg, Shri Parshwanath temple File:Bada Gaon - Old Temple - Main idol.jpg, Idol of Lord Parshvanath at Bada Gaon, Khekada,
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,
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This centuries old temple is dedicated to Parshvanatha, the 23rd tirthankar. Moolnayak of this temple is a white marble idol of Parshvanatha which was recovered from a well inside the temple. The idol is considered miraculous as well as water of the well is believed to have curative powers. Apart from the main idol, several other idols were also discovered during excavation which have also been installed in separate altars.


Trilok Teerth Dham

Trilok Teerth Dham is built in shape of Jain Emblem. This temple is 317 feet in height out of which 100 feet is below the ground and 217 feet above the ground. On top of the temple there is a 31 feet tall statue of Rishabhdev made up of ''
Ashtadhatu Ashtadhatu (), also called octo-alloy, is an alloy comprising the eight metals of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, iron, and mercury, often used for casting metallic idols for Jain and Hindu temples in India. The composition is laid down i ...
'' (8 metals) in padmasan posture. This temple is dedicated to Parshvantha. This temple also has a 108 feet ''Manasthamb'' (tower of pride). The main idol was found in 1922 when Jain saint anant kirti maharaj predicted that the idol was in the hill. As the name is pronounced trilok teerth will have full depiction of three lokas i.e. Adharvlok Madhyalok & Urdhavlok. This temple includes a ''meditation center, Samavasarana, Nandishwar Dweep, Trikaal Chaubisi, Meru Temple, Lotus Temple, Parshvanath temple, Jambudweep''. Temple also has a dharamshala equipped with all modern facilities. The Trilok teerth was constructed by Aacharya Shri Vidyabhushan Sanmati Sagar Ji Maharaja.


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Villages in Bagpat district {{Bagpat-geo-stub