Historical PlaceKanswa Temple, Kota
Shiva temple at Kansua near Kota, built on the site of the sage Kanva's ashram, with an inscription of 738 CE
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Jahaj Mandir is a Jain temple in Mandwala village, Jalore district, Rajasthan, built of Makrana marble in the shape of a ship and rising 55 ft. Its foundation stone was laid on 9 May 1993, and the ship-form temple was completed on 30 January 1999. Its story is tied to Acharya Shri Jin Kantisagar Suri, who fell ill on his way to Jivana in December 1985 and died the next morning after handing his duties to his disciple Maniprabhsagarji. Followers recount that during his cremation the Acharya's right hand rose from the flames and swayed for about half an hour, a last blessing to the crowd.
The main shrine has seven images, with Shantinatha, of panchadhatu thickly plated with gold, at the centre as moolnayak, among them Adinatha, Vasupujya, Mahavira, Sumatinatha and two forms of Parshvanatha. The left shrine holds Ambika Devi, Nakoda Bhairav and the Acharya himself, and the right shrine seven figures including Kala Bhairav, Ghantakarna Mahavir and Padmavati Mata.
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Where it is
25.43° N 72.52° E