Temples of austere beauty, pilgrimage hills, ahimsa in stone.
Jain sacred places embody non-violence (ahimsa) — exquisite temples, hilltop pilgrimage sites, and communities devoted to ascetic refinement.
On Mandala, places of Jainism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
A curated selection from the directory.
, India
An ancient Jain tīrtha in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, revered for its eighteen-foot Chandella-era image of Bhagwān Shāntinātha in standing kāyotsarga posture.
Jainism, India
Hutheesing Jain Temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is a nineteenth-century Shvetambara shrine dedicated to Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Tirthankara, and one of the most celebrated Jain temples in western India.
, India
A twin-pinnacled Digambara Jain pilgrimage site near Tahrabad in Maharashtra, India, whose caves and shrines climb the Mangi and Tungi peaks above the Nashik plains.
, India
A Jain pilgrimage site centred on Nakodaji, the historic temple of Parshvanatha at the village of Nakoda in the Barmer-Jodhpur region of Rajasthan, India.
, India
A Jain temple complex in the village of Kambadahalli in Mandya district, Karnataka, India, regarded as a fine example of Western Ganga Dravidian architecture.
Jainism, India
A Jain pilgrimage town in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India, centred on the Kesariyaji Tirth, the temple of Lord Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of Jainism.
Jainism, India
A revered Shwetambar Jain tirth in Shankheshwar town, Gujarat, dedicated to the twenty-third Tirthankara Parshvanatha and counted among the principal pilgrimage shrines of Western India.
, India
The supreme Jain tirth in Giridih district, Jharkhand, where twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras attained Moksha upon Parasnath hill, the highest peak of the state.
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