Affiliation Jainism Date established 1930 | Festivals Mahavir Jayanti Temple(s) 8 | |
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Location Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India | ||
Songadh is a town in Bhavnagar District of Saurashtra in Gujarat, India. It is 5km from Sihor town and 25km from Bhavnagar town.
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Map of Songadh, Gujarat
Importance
Kanji Swami, a mystical teacher of Jainism, spent about forty years at Songadh so the village has become major pilgrim place of his Digambara Jain followers.
Overview
Its main temple complex contains the following temples:
- Param Agam Mandir, literally meaning Temple of Sacred Texts. Walls of this temple are carved with the Digambar Jain sacred texts of Samayasāra.
- Jin Mandir.
- Swadyay Mandir, literally meaning Temple of Study.
- Nandishwar Deep Mandir.
- Man Stambhaji
- Jinendra Dharmasabha - Simandhar God's Religious Court
- Samadhi Mandir in memory of Kanji Swami
- Samadhi Mandir in memory of Champa Ben
References
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