Shri Mahaveer Ji is a town and tehsil headquarter in
Hindaun Block,
Karauli District
Karauli District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region. The town of Karauli serves as the administrative headquarters of the district. Karauli district also comes under the Bharatpu ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. Approximately 20,000 people live there, and Many villages come within its area. A hydrological station is installed at the town.
Landuse Planning and Geomorphology: A Study of Sawai Madhopur
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Jain temple
Shri Mahavir Ji is a Jain pilgrimage site. There are five temples: Digambar
''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvetāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing n ...
Jain Atishaya Kshetra
Tirtha (, ) is a Sanskrit word that means "crossing place, ford", and refers to any place, text or person that is holy. It particularly refers to pilgrimage sites and holy places in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
The process or journey asso ...
Shri Mahavirji, Shantinath
Śāntinātha () or Śānti is the sixteenth of Jainism in the present age (). According to traditional accounts, he was born to King Vishvasena and Queen Aćira of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the north Indian city of Hastinapur. His birth date ...
Jinalaya, Bhagwan Parshvanath Jinalaya, Kirti Ashram
An ashram (, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions, not including Buddhism.
Etymology
The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (< Mandir
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to whom it is dedica ...
. Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri Mahavirji is the main temple of this town the iconic idol of Lord 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 ...
, the principal deity of the pilgrimage temple, was found during an excavation around 200 years.
Every year a fair is organized on Mahaveer Jayanti.
See also
* Shri Mahaveerji railway station
References
Cities and towns in Karauli district
Jainism in India
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