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The land of forgotten temples

Edit Deccan Herald 09 May 2016
Showpiece site ... A place of antiquity ... Treasure trove. Most of the temples in the village are Hindu temples, but there is a Jain temple to the south of the settlement, of which only the basement and a broken column base with the carving of a tirthankara survive. But a magnificent idol of a Jain tirthankara inside one of the sub-shrines of the Siddheshwara Temple complex strongly indicates the presence of a Jain community in the past ... ....

Mahavir Jayanti - Gujarat has most `golden' scriptures of Jainism

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
AHMEDABAD ... As the Jain population in the state marks Mahavir Jayanti on Wednesday, experts said that the oldest surviving copies of "Kalpa Sutra", the Jain religious text containing biographies of various Tirthankaras -most notably Mahavira -date back to the 16th century ... ....

Jain community in Trichy celebrates Mahavir Jayanthi

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
Trichy. Marking the birth anniversary of Mahavira, 24th and the last Tirthankara (teaching god), celebrated as Mahavir Jayanthi, members of the Jain community in the city celebrated the day with charity works and taking out a procession. There are about 300 families living in and around Trichy ... ....

President Mukherjee, PM Modi greet nation on Mahavir Jayanti

Edit DNA India 19 Apr 2016
Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, is the most important religious holiday for Jains as it celebrates the birth of Mahavira, twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara (Teaching God) of the present time cycle ... Tirthankara (Teaching God) of the present time cycle....

Religious fervour, gaiety mark Mahaveer Jayanthi in Bengaluru

Edit Deccan Herald 19 Apr 2016
Prayers, discourses processions organised across the city. Members of the Jain community celebrated Mahaveer Jayanthi with religious fervour and gaiety in the city on Monday ... “This day marks the 2,615th birthday of Mahaveer, the last Tirthankara. Tirthankara, also known as ‘Arihant’ or ‘Jina’ is the one who established the fourfold order of religion ... ....

Glimpses of Indian history

Edit The Hindu 16 Apr 2016
So, you have just an hour to spend at the Government Museum at Egmore? The well-curated museum boasts rooms full of artefacts and history that have stories to tell. To make the most of your visit, we have picked 10 must-see attractions. This multi-purpose museum is located on a sprawling 16.25 acres of land with six independent buildings that house 54 galleries ... In 1851, Dr ... See the large Tirthankara metal image of the Pandyan Period....

'More to Ayodhya than just Rama'

Edit The Times of India 10 Apr 2016
Lucknow. In a first-of-its-kind programme, the Sundar Kaand Kathak ballet will kickstart Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya this year ... "It is the birthplace of the first Jain tirthankara (preceptor) Rishabhadeva ... Mahant Girishpati Tripathi from Ayodhya said the name of the place means 'beyond wars'-'A-Yudh' (without war) ... RELATED....

Ancient, but with an eternal new look

Edit The Hindu 25 Mar 2016
The 9-foot idol of Chandranatha, the 8th Tirthankara, made of panchaloha or five metals, adorns the sanctum sanctorum, which was the first phase of the building ... 600 years ago when the temple was built! If on the one hand the temple contains images of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras, Yakshas and Yakshis, history and culture also come alive on its pillars....

Palitana to witness largest congregation of Jain community

Edit The Times of India 14 Mar 2016
AHMEDABAD. The Holy town of Palitana will see a massive confluence of Jain Saints ... The Jain Community will be organizing a massive 3-day extravaganza called the 'Shatrunjay Aadinath Mahima Mahotsav' ... The life of Lord Rushubhdev (Aadinath Bhagwan), the first Jain Tirthankara, whose beautiful and majestic temple currently sits at the top of the Holy Hill, will be displayed ... ....

Exploring a lost Jain trail

Edit Deccan Herald 14 Mar 2016
Heritage ... The next we hear of it is in the 1800s when scholars who visited the site noted the statue of Bahubali atop an adjacent hillock, but of its once-famous temples, the only traces that remained were some mutilated images of Jain tirthankaras, a few pillar parts, and the numerous ancient bricks that lay scattered over the hillside ... There are stray sculptures of tirthankaras and door guardians, most of them found lying face-down ... ....

Stolen ancient Jain, Hindu statues worth $450,000 seized in the US

Edit Indian Express 13 Mar 2016
(Source. US Customs/IANS) ... It is from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, in the 10th century A.D, 57cm high, and depicting a stele carved with the first Jain Tirthankara (a teacher who preaches dharma) seated in vajrasana (crossed leg pose) and flanked by a pair of standing attendants, and valued at approximately $150,000. (Source. US Customs/IANS). The sandstone panel of Revanta and his entourage is from the 8th century ... ....

Stolen Indian antiques seized in U.S.

Edit The Hindu 12 Mar 2016
Two stolen Indian statues that are more than 1,000 years old dating back to as early as the 8th Century and valued at over $4,50,000 (Rs.3 crore) were seized in the U.S. from premier auction house Christie’s just days before an auction next week ... Special agents with U.S ... The statues are believed to be dating back to the 8th Century A.D ... It depicts the first Jain Tirthankara and is valued at approximately $1,50,000 (Rs.1 crore)....

1,000-yr-old Indian statues seized from Christie's in US

Edit Deccan Herald 12 Mar 2016
Two stolen Indian statutes dating back to as early as the 8th Century and valued at over USD 4,50,000 were seized in the US from premier auction house Christie's, just days before an auction next week ... Indian and Himalayan Art, Ancient and Modern' ... It depicts a stele carved with the first Jain Tirthankara and is valued at approximately USD 1,50,000 ... Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance, Jr ... ....
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