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Location:
Shri Neminath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Navagarh is
located in village Pimpari (Deshmukh), District – Parabhani
(Maharashtra). ‘Parabhani’ Railway Station is situated on
Hyderabad -Mumbai Main line. It is 200 km from Aurangabad
city. The nearest cities are Parabhani 18 km and Nanded 70 km.
Shri Neminath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Navagarh is famous for
its ancient idol of Bhagwan Neminath. Previously this temple
was situated in Ukhlad village at the bank of river Purna. Due to floods the
original temple was destroyed but the ancient miraculous and artistic idol of Bhagwan Neminath
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magnificent huge temple having spire was constructed in year 1931, in campus area of
Navagarh and the artistic idol of Bhagwan Neminath was installed in this temple.
The Nizam government at that time allotrd 10 acres of land for this temple.
Shri Neminath Digamber Jain temple Navagarh is a miraculous place
with very artistic, huge
and very high spire. A very beautiful 3.5 feet high black stoned and miraculous idol of principal deity Bhagwan Neminath in Ardha-Padmasana posture is installed in this temple. This idol is artistically carved in a stone slab.
It is said that ‘Paras Mani’ is studded in great toe of principal deity Bhagwan Neminath’s idol.
The inside portion of sanctum of temple is mirror studded and is very beautiful.
Other Temples :
A 2.5 feet high black stoned beautiful idol of Bhagwan Parshvanath in Padmasana posture is installed in the upper portion of the main temple. There is another ‘Trimurti’ temple (around 15 X 20 feet) in front of this temple in which 7 feet high idol of Bhagwan Adinath
and 5.5 feet high idols of Bhagwan Bharat and Bahubali in standing posture and made of white stone are being installed.
There is a big Assembly Hall in front of the temple and in front of this hall there is 31 feet high, white marbled column of dignity. Panch Kalyanaka Festival of idols and Trimurties installed on column of dignity was organized in Feb.-1990 under the guidance of Poojya Acharya 108 Shri Aryanandiji
Maharaj.
Other attractions:
Shri Neminath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Navagarh is
located at the bank of river Purna along with numbers of green trees
creates a beautiful and charming natural scenario for visitors and directs their
mind towards worship and spirituality.
Annual festivals deliberated:
Bhagwan Neminath Jayanti - Shravan Shukla 6 every
year
Annual Rathyatra Festival - Magh Shukla 5 to 7
every year
Death Anniversary of Parampoojya Acharya Aryanandiji - Magh Shukla 2
Nearby Jain Teerth:
(i) Shri Parshvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Asegaon, Taluka –
Basmat, District – Hingoli (Maharashtra) – 40 km
(ii) Shri Mallinath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Shiradashahapur, District – Hingoli
(Maharashtra) – 70 km
(iii) Shri Neminath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Nemigiri Jintur, District – Parabhani (Maharashtra) – 60 km
Management Committee :
Kshetra Managing Committee Shri Kshetra Navagarh
Village – Navagarh, Post – Pimpari (Deshmukh), District – Parabhani (Maharashtra) Pin – 431401
E-mail: - aaryanandi@rediffmail.com |
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