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Ranakpur Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajasthan
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Palitana Tirtha
Dilwara Temples
Saavira Kambada Basadi in Moodbidri
Brahma Jinalaya, Lakkundi
Hutheesing Jain Temple
Jain Narayana temple : a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho : a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lal Mandir in Delhi
Lodhurva Jain temple
Soniji Ki Nasiyan
Panchakuta Basadi, Mandya
Parshwanath Temple, Calcutta
Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta, Warangal
Mel Sithamur Jain Math
Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy Jain Temple
Kulpakji
Arahanthgiri Jain Math
Sanghiji, Sanganer
Shantinath Temple, Deogarh

Jain temples and tirtha (pilgrimage sites) are present throughout the Indian subcontinent, many of which were built several hundred years ago. Many of these temples are classified according to Jain sects. Idols of tirthankaras are present in these temples. Many Jain temples are found in other areas of the world. This article lists and documents prominent Jain temples and Tirthas around the world.

India

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Andhra Pradesh

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  • Shree Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple
    Shree Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple
  • Hrinkar Teerth
    Hrinkar Teerth
  • Siddalakona cave temple
    Siddalakona cave temple
Cave temples
Main temples

Assam

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Bihar

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Cave temple
Main temple

Chhattisgarh

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Daman and Diu

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  • Jain Temple inside Nani Daman Fort
    Jain Temple inside Nani Daman Fort

Delhi

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Goa

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Gujarat

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Cave temple
Main temple

Haryana

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  • Hansi Jain temple
    Hansi Jain temple
  • Siddhant Tirth Kshetra Shikohpur
    Siddhant Tirth Kshetra Shikohpur
  • Gupti Dham
    Gupti Dham

Himachal Pradesh

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  • Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort
    Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort
  • Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple
    Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple

Jharkhand

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  • Jal Mandir
    Jal Mandir
  • Shri Sammed Shikharji
    Shri Sammed Shikharji

Karnataka

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Cave temples
Main temples

Kerala

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Madhya Pradesh

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Caves
Temples

Maharashtra

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Cave temple
Main temple

Nagaland

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Odisha

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Cave temple
Main temple

Rajasthan

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Telangana

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Cave temple
Main temple

Tamil Nadu

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Cave temples
Main temples

Uttar Pradesh

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Uttarakhand

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  • Shri Aadinath Digamber Jain Mandir, New Tehri
    Shri Aadinath Digamber Jain Mandir, New Tehri

West Bengal

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Outside India

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There are a number of Jain temples in various countries outside India.

Antwerp Jain temple in Antwerp, Belgium
Jain Temple, Pottersbar, Hertfordshire

Australia

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  • Jain Temple, Melbourne – 124-126 Rowans Rd, Moorabbin, Victoria 3189 – Melbourne Śvetāmbara Jain Sangh (MSJS)
  • Jain Temple, Sydney – Seven Hill Sydney Jain Mandal
  • Jain Temple, Sydney – 139 Gilba Rd, Girraween NSW 2145 Vitraag Jain Śvetāmbara Sangh

Belgium

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Canada

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  • Brampton Jain Temple
  • The Jain Society of Toronto has a Swethambar/Digambar temple in Toronto
  • Digambar Temple Shri Jain Mandir in Toronto

Hong Kong

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Japan

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  • Mahavir swami Jain Temple, Kobe
    Mahavir swami Jain Temple, Kobe

Kenya

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  • Mombasa Jain temple
  • Nairobi Jain temple
  • Thika
  • Nakuru
  • Eldoret

Malaysia

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  • Ipoh, Perak
  • "First Shikhar Bandhi Jain Deraser" dedicated to Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Bhagawan, Mata Padamavati Devi & Mataji Sarasvati Devi in Ipoh
  • Kualalumpur Swetamber Jain Temple – Bangsar

Myanmar

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Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, Yangon
  • Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, 29th Street Yangon

Nepal

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  • The Jain temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
    The Jain temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

Pakistan

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Punjab

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  • Jain Śvetāmbara Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Thari Bhabrian Lahore City.
  • Jain Śvetāmbara Dada Wadi (Mini Temple), Guru Mangat in Lahore Cantt., footprints in stone.
  • Jain Digambar Temple with Shikhar, Old Anarkali Jain Mandir Chawk:[1] This temple was destroyed in the riots of 1992.[2] Now an Islamic school is run in the former temple.[3]
  • Digmabar Jain temple Thar, Pakistan.
  • Jain Digambar Temple Bohar Gate Multan

Sindh

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The Gori Temple with 52 domes, Nagarparkar
  • An ancient Jain temple at Nagarparkar
    An ancient Jain temple at Nagarparkar
  • Virawah Jain Temple
    Virawah Jain Temple
  • Jain Temple of Bhodesar
    Jain Temple of Bhodesar
  • Karoonjar mountain temple
    Karoonjar mountain temple

Singapore

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Tanzania

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  • Shree Jain Sangh in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Jain Derasar in Arusha, Tanzania
  • Zanzibar Derasar in Zanzibar, Tanzania

United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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  • Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
    Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
  • The Jain Centre on Oxford Street, Leicester
    The Jain Centre on Oxford Street, Leicester
  • Shree Mahavir Swami Jain Temple, Harrow, London
  • Oshwal Mahajanwadi, Croydon
  • Jain Samaj Manchester
  • Jain Samaj Leicester and Temple
  • Jain Samaj Wellingborough and temple
  • Jain Samaj Thornton Heath (Croydon)
  • Jain Samaj Potters Bar – Jain temple and community centre
  • Kailash Giri Jain temple, London
  • Oshwal Centre, Hertfordshire. First on virgin ground in Europe.
  • Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur London Spiritual Centre. (Bushey)
  • Institute of Jainology at Greenford, London.[6]

United States

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Jain Center of Greater Phoenix (JCGP) in Phoenix, Arizona
Hindu Jain temple in Monroeville, Pennsylvania

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C01%5Cstory_1-6-2007_pg13_6 TEPA to remodel roads leading to Jain Mandir Chowk
  2. ^ Ghauri, Aamir (5 December 2002). "Demolishing history in Pakistan". BBC News.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) LIST OF JAIN TEMPLES IN PAKISTAN
  4. ^ a b List of Jain temples in Pakistan Archived 15 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Jain World
  5. ^ "SINGAPORE JAIN RELIGIOUS SOCIETY". 14 January 2012.
  6. ^ Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn, Jainism: a pictorial guide to the religion of non-violence, p. 264
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