Bhandavpur Jain Tirth is a Jain temple and pilgrimage site in Bhundwa village, near

Bhinmal Bhinmal (previously Shrimal Nagar) is an ancient town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It is south of Jalore. Bhinmal was the early capital of Gurjaradesa, comprising modern-day southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat. The town was ...

Jalore Jalore () (ISO 15919 : ''Jālora'' ), also known as Granite City, is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District. It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Sukri ...

district of

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, India.

Inscriptions

It seems to be an ancient tirth place as per inscription. The idol established on Margshirsh Shukla Saptami of 756 CE ( VS 813) was re-established in the temple on Marrgshirsh Shukla 5 of 1176 CE (VS 1233). A description of its establishment on Poush Shukla 9 of 1283 CE (VS 1340) is also found. The statue of lord Mahvira is believed to be 2300 years old.

Architecture

Bhandavpur Jain Tirth is a large double-storied structure. The upper part of

façade A façade or facade (; ) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French language, French (), which means "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important asp ...

is a pyramidal structure with elaborate carvings and sculptures. The temple features a life size sculpture of an elephant with riders on each side of entrance. The pillars inside the temple are highly ornate.

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* {{Jainism topics Jain temples in Rajasthan Tourist attractions in Jalore district 12th-century Jain temples