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Bijoliya is a
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in
Bhilwara district Bhilwara District is a district of the States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Bhilwara is the district headquarters. History Stone Age tools dating from 5,000 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi dis ...
in the state of
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,
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and is surrounded by nature and waterfalls and is famous for
Tapodaya Teerth Kshetra Bijolia Parshvanath Temple or Tapodaya Teerth Kshetra is a Jain tirtha (Jainism), pilgrimage center located in Bijolia town in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. History Bijolia is famous for two rock inscriptions, both dated 1170 CE (Vikram ...
and Mandakini Temple.


Geography

Bijoliya Kalan is located at . It has an average elevation of The town is in the southeast of Bhilwara. It is close to the borders of the District Bundi. It is walled with two gates (north and south) and situated on a plateau called the Uparmal. Distance from various cities: 50 km from Bundi on the Bundi-Chittauragarh road, 70 km from Kota on NH 27, 85 km from Bhilwara on Bhilwara-Kota national highway via NH 758 and NH 27.


Demographics

India
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Beejoliya Kalan had a population of 12,384. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Beejoliya Kalan has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.


Tourism

The Hindu god Shiva's temple is at Tiliswa Mahadev Temple at the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border. The fort, Mandakini temple and Shree Digambar Jain Parshwanath Atishaya Teerthkhshetra are the main attractions. The fort is on Bundi Chttaurgarh road. A high paved courtyard on the side of the fort has a large temple of
Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
. A carved archway leads to the temple that has a fine image of Hindu god
Ganesh Ganesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva (Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions ...
. The Shiva temple is called Hajaresvara Mahadeva temple. It has a high linga surrounded by hundreds of small lingas and hence called Hajaresvara or Sahastralinga. Near by Mandakani Kund is a holy water tank. Other attractions are five Jain temples dedicated to Paraswnath and the remains of a palace and two rock inscriptions. Protected Monuments By Archaeological Survey of India in Rajasthan contains three sites from Bijolia village: * Mahakalsaz and two other temples * Rock Inscription (12th century) in Bijolian Parshwanath Jain temple * Rock Inscription of the Chauhan Dynasty * Waterfalls include Menal, Bhadak (Choti Bijolia, Avi Jain), Bhimlat, Bhadkiya, etc.


Bijolia rock inscription

The Bijolia inscription dating back V.S. 1226 (1170 AD), issued during the reign of Someshvara, is very important because it throws a new light on the early history of the
Chahamana dynasty Chauhan, a name derived from the historical Chahamanas, a clan name associated with various ruling Rajput families in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from seventh century onwards. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, De ...
. It has thirty lines and ninety verses. In various verses praise has been offered to Rishabhnatha, the first Jain Tirthankara, Shantinatha (16th Tirthankara), Parshvanatha (23rd Tirthankara) and
Mahavira Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, ), was the 24th ''Tirthankara'' (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his lif ...
, 24th and last Tirthankara.


Shri Digambar Jain Parshwanath Atishay Kshetra

The Jain temples, situated about 1.5 km of the south east were built by Mahajan Lala in the time of the Chahamana king Someshvara in 1170 AD. One of them is considered sacred containing a complete small model of a temple inside. The rock inscriptions have both been dated to 1170 AD. This temple is dedicated to Teerthankar Parshvanath of Jain religion. Bijoliya Teerth Kshetra is supposed to be the place of penance (Tapa Bhumi) of god Parsvanath, place of provocation (Upsarg Bhumi) by Kamattha (Enemy of Parsvanath since previous lives) and place of achieving Kevala gyan (omniscience) and first site of
Samavasarana In Jainism, Samavasarana or Samosharana ("Refuge to All") is the divine preaching hall of the Tirthankara, stated to have more than 20,000 stairs in it. The word ''samavasarana'' is derived from two words, ''sama'', meaning general and ''avasar ...
of Parsvanath. Some of petroglyphs are available here. This place is supposed to be old more than 2750 years, as is clear by petroglyphs . The Kshetra is about 2 km ahead in south – east of Bijoliya Town. In 1169 (V.S. 1226) a businessman of Ujjain City Shri Lolark came here during his pilgrimage, saw a dream in night and learned of the ancient idol of Parsvanath. According to dream in the next morning he dug the place near a pond and thus a magnificent ancient idol of Parsvanath appeared, some other idols of goddess Ambika, Padmawati, and Kshetrapal were also found. This temple was completed in 1169 (V.S. 1226) and these idols were installed in this temple on the day Falgun Krishna 3, Thursday of V.S. 1226. This is a Panchayati Mandir (Temple) surrounded by a rampart. According to Peter Flügel, the Undeshvar Shiva temple of Bijolia was originally a Śvētāmbara temple based on carvings of prominent Jain figures in the temple exterior.


Transport links


By air

The nearest airport is Udaipur which is about 214 km away from Bijoliya.


By road

Bijoliya is situated on National Highway No. 27. Direct buses are available from Udaipur, Chittorgarh (105 km), Kota (69 km), Indore, Neemuch, etc.


By train

The nearest railway station is "Upermal Railway Station" 8 km from the city.


Attractions

1. The oldest Temple of Bijolia "Mandakini Temple"
2. Rock Inscriptions
3. Old City Fortification Wall
3. Hajaresvara temple
4. Paraswanath temple
5. Bani Ke Balaji
6. Maa Vindhyavasini Shaktipith


References


Sources

* * * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Bhilwara district 12th-century Jain temples