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Jain Temple Dubai

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Affiliation
  
Jainism

Deity
  
Vimalanatha

Location
  
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Similar
  
Mannargudi Mallinatha Swamy J, Jain Center of Greater Phoenix, Mel Sithamur Jain Math, Girnar Jain temples, Shankheshwar Jain Temple

The Jain Temple, Dubai (referred to locally as Derasar) is a house temple (ghar derasar) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The temple caters for the large Jain community in the United Arab Emirates and is the only Shewtambar Jain temple in Bur Dubai, where most of the Jains reside. The temple complex has Lord Vimalanatha, the thirteenth Jain Tirthankar as Moolnayak, Lord Parshwanath, the twenty third Tirthankar and Lord Sumatinath, the Fifth Tirthankar.

To get to Vimalnath Bhagwan ghar Derasar one can use public transit system and opt for Al Fahidi metro station or Al Musalla road. The ghar derasar is located on 6th floor of Musalla residential tower.

There are more than 10,000 Jains in Dubai as of 2012.

References

Jain Temple Dubai Wikipedia