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Location:
Palitana is located in district Bhav Nagar (Gujarat). Palitana is on the Shetrunjaya
Mount at a distance of
nearly six kilometers near the city of the bank of the river Shetrunjaya. Shri Shatrunjaya Giri, Palitana is an ancient famous place of
salvation This mountain has 3800 steps. On it, there are 700 temples with summits. 7000 idols are installed in them.
Palitana
Jain Temples : Amongst all the Jain temples, Palitana temples are considered to be the most
sacred. Located on Shetrunjaya hills there are 863 temples, exquisitely carved
in marble.The ancient name of the city of Palitana was Padliptapur. In olden times this mountain was also called Pundarikgiri. Palitana is a city of temples. Pilgrims come to Palitana, take a
bath in the river, bow down to the 99 idols and cross the ocean of re-births.
The Digamber Jain temple on Shatrunjaya Teerth is an ancient temple, has 9 shrines with various Teerthankaras idols installed.
On the main shrine of temple, the magnificent idol of principal deity 1008 Bhagwan Shantinath is installed, this is 42 inch in height; in Padmasana posture made of white stone
was installed in V.S. 1686.
In this avasarpinikala, the temple was renovated 16 times as under.
First Renovation : By Chakravarti Bharot, the son of Bhagawan Adinath.
Second Renovation: By the King named Dandavirya.
Third Renovation: By Shri Ishaneshvar in the interim period between the times of the
first and the second Tirthankaras.
Fourth Renovation: By Mahendra of the fourth upper world (dev-loko).
Fifth Renovation : By Brahmendra of the fifth upper world.
Sixth Renovation: By Chamarendra, Indra of Bhavanapatis.
Seventh Renovation: By Sagar Chakravarti, the second Chakravarti of the times of
Bhagawan Ajitnath.
Eighth Renovation: By Vyantarendra in the times of Abhinandan Swami.
Ninth Renovation: By King Chandrayasha in the times of Chandraprabh Swami
Tenth Renovation : By Chakradhar, the son of Bhagawan Shantinath in the times of
Bhagawan Shantinath.
Eleventh Renovation: By Ramchandraji times of Munisuvrat
Swami.
Twelfth Renovation: By the five Pandavas in the times of Bhagawan Neminathji.
Thirteenth Renovation: By Sheth Javed Shah of Mahuva in the year V.S.108
Fourteenth Renovation : By the advisor Bahud in the times of Kumarpal in V.S.1213 .
Fifteenth Renovation : By Shri Samara Shah in the year V.S.1371
Sixteenth Renovation : By Shri Karama Shah of Chitod
in the yera V.S.
Management Committee :
Shri Shatrunjaya Digamber Jain Dharmshala
Bhairav Pura, Place & Post – Palitana, District – Bhav Nagar (Gujrat)
Trust :
Shree Digambar Jain Siddhaksetra Sathrunjaya ji, P.O-Palitana,
District-Bhavnagar, Gujrat Pin-364270
Shree Palitana Desha Humad Digambar Jain Mandir Trust
Phone: -02848-252547
Accomodation:
Boarding Lodging for 150 persons available on payment basis in Dharamshala
in the city near Mandvi.
Palitana
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