Palitana Jain Temples
The Palitana temples or Shri Shatrunjaya Tirtha is a sacred by Svetambara Jains. The city of the same name, known previously as Padliptapur, has been dubbed "City of Temples". Shatrunjaya means a "place of victory against inner enemies" or "which conquers inner enemies". Jains believe that a visit to this group of temples is essential as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to achieve Nirvana or salvation.[1]
As the temple-city was built to be an abode for the divine, no one is allowed to stay overnight, including the priests.[2] It is the "National Jain temple of India" respectively.
Also, on the summit, there is a shrine of a Muslim saint by name Angar Pir who is reported to have protected the temples during Muslim invasions in early 14th century.[3][4]
Palitana Jain Temples Media
General Plan of Palitana temples
The idol of Rishabhanatha inside main temple
An 1866 sketch of Palitana temples
An archive photo of one tonk of the Palitana temples (1860)
Floor plan of the Adinatha Chaumukh temple, Palitana
Chaumukh temple on the northern ridge, Palitana
The deep reliefs on the outer walls of one of the Palitana temples
The entrance to the temples
View of the temples at the summit of Shatrunjaya hill
A Shiva Temple at Palitana Tirath
References
- ↑ Melton 2011, p. 19.
- ↑ "Palitana Temples". Government of Gujarat. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ Desai 2007, p. 247.
