Country India District Jhalawar Nearest city Kota and Jhalawar | State Rajasthan Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Nearest cities Kota, Jhalawar | |
Chand Khedi is a small village near Kota, Rajasthan where a very old temple of Rishabhdev is situated. This temple was often invaded by Aurangzeb, one of the Mughal rulers, but he was unable to destroy the temple.
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Location
Chand Khedi is located at 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Atru railway station on Kota-Guna line of the Western Railway.
Legends
Chand Khedi figures prominently in two Jain legends.
In the first of these legends, dating back to the time of the Mughal invasions, a blow from an invader's axe damaged the toe of the Rishabhdev temple idol, resulting in a flow of milk which swept away the invaders and kept the temple safe.
A more recent legend dates to 2002, when a Jain disciple named Sudhasagar claims to have discovered three carved crystal images of Jain Tirthankaras in a nearby cave. Sudhasagar claimed that he had been advised in a dream of the location of the images, and that the images were significantly older than the 1200 year age of the village itself.