Sarvodaya Jain Temple
History
The temple construction started under the guidance of Acharya Vidyasagar in 2006. Upon completion the height of the temple will be 151 feet, width 125 feet and length 490 feet. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the former Vice President of India, laid the foundation stone of the temple.
Architecture
The temple, is being constructed using lime and preserved stones. The temple complex constructed without cement and iron. The mulnayak of the temple is a 24 tonne Ashtadhatu idol of Rishabhanatha seated on a 28 tonne lotus shaped Ashtadhatu pedestal. The Rishabhanatha idol is 24 feet (7.3 m) sitting in Padmasan posture. A statue of Mahavira weighing 71 tonne is also installed here. The temple structure similar to Akshardham, New Delhi, covering area of 4 acres (16,000 m). The pink colored sandstone from Rajasthan has been used for construction. Inauguration of statue of Bhagwan Aadinath and Sarvodaya Jain temple is held on 25-03-2023 by Jain Guruvar Vidyasagar Ji Maharaj, sasangh. Gajrath Panch kalyanak mahotsav is from 25th March to 2nd April year 2023.
Photo gallery
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Sahasrakuta Jinalya
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24 feet (7.3 m) Rishabhanatha idol
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Carvings on temple wall and pillars
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Dome
See also
References
Citation
- ^ Singh 2018.
- ^ Shree Sarvodaya Jain Temple Amarkantak.
- ^ Rough Guides 2016, p. 598.
- ^ Singh 2021.
Sources
- Rough Guides (2016). The Rough Guide to India (Travel Guide eBook). Rough Guides UK. ISBN 9780241295397.
- "Shree Sarvodaya Jain Temple Amarkantak". Government Of India.
- Singh, Shivmangal (29 March 2018). "जानिए आखिर क्यों? दुनिया के सबसे बड़े अष्टधातुओं के मंदिरों में एक होगा अमरकंटक सर्वोदय जैन मंदिर". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- Singh, Rajan Kumar (25 April 2021). "दुनिया के सबसे बड़े अष्टधातु के मंदिरों में एक होगा अमरकंटक का सर्वोदय जैन मंदिर". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
- Media related to Sarvodaya Jain temple at Wikimedia Commons