The Kamaldah Jain temple, located in Patna, Bihar, is one of the oldest Jain temples.
Kamaldah Jain temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Jainism |
Deity | Neminatha |
Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
Location | |
Location | Patna, Bihar |
Geographic coordinates | 25°35′47.7″N 85°12′11″E / 25.596583°N 85.20306°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1729 CE |
Temple(s) | 3 |
Kamaldah Jain temple is believed to be built on the site where Jain acharya Sthulabhadra (297—198 BCE) spent his last days. Sthulabhadra, the founder of Śvētāmbara sect of Jainism,[1] along with Bhadrabahu was the spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.[2] The temple was built in 1729 CE (V.S. 1848) to commemorate the Sthulabhadra.[3] The temple houses an inscription dating back to 1792 CE.[4][2]
Kamaldah Jain temple is built on a brick mound. The temple features an illustration of Sthulabhadra.[5] The second temple is dedicated to Sudarshana.[4] The temple houses black stone foot prints of Sudarshana to which saffron is applied daily as offering. The door of the temple has an image of Bhairava.[3] The temple is an important pilgrimage site for Jains and is part of Jain circuit of bihar.[6][7]
The Government of Bihar has included this temple for conservation along with Agam Kuan, Durakhi devi temple, Begu Hajjam's Mosque, Golghar, and Takht Sri Patna Sahib.[8][9]