Jwalamalini temple

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Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde
ಶ್ರೀ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಿಂಹನಗದ್ದೆ ಜ್ವಾಲಾ ಮಾಲಿನಿ ದಿಗಂಬರ ಜೈನ ದೇವಾಲಯ
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityJwalamalini
FestivalsMahavir Jayanti
Location
LocationNarasimharajapura, Chickmagalur , Karnataka
Geographic coordinates13°36′18.7″N 75°29′51.1″E / 13.605194°N 75.497528°E / 13.605194; 75.497528Coordinates: 13°36′18.7″N 75°29′51.1″E / 13.605194°N 75.497528°E / 13.605194; 75.497528
Architecture
CreatorMuni Chikk Samantbhadra
Date established15-16th century
Temple(s)10
Website
www.simhanagadde.org
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Shri Atishaya Kshetra Simhanagadde Jwala Malini Digambar Jain Temple or Atishaya Shri Kshetra Simhanagadde is a famous Jain temple in Narasimharajapura of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.[1]

About temple[]

This temple is considered one of the main Jain center dedicated to the Goddess Jwalamalini.[2] The temple houses an idol of Jwalamalini, preceding as guardian deity of the temple. The idol has eight hands carrying dāna, double arrow, chakra, trisula, pasa, flag, bowlet and kalasa. The temple belongs to the Vijayanagara period and forms part of the Yapaniya sect of Mula Sangha.[3] The temple complex includes a Humcha Matha and is a site for one of the 11 surviving Bhattarak in Karnataka.[4][5] The temple houses a depiction of Samavasarana in the main devi Pārśvanātha Basadi.[6]

The temple is famous for its chaturvidha (four-fold) dāna' tradition.[7]

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References[]

citation[]

  1. ^ Chikkamagaluru district court.
  2. ^ Singh 2008, p. 54.
  3. ^ Rajan 2017, pp. 2–3.
  4. ^ Wiley 2009, p. 114.
  5. ^ Karnataka Gazetteer Department.
  6. ^ Hegewald 2010, p. 9.
  7. ^ Shenoy 2019.

Source[]

  • Singh, Ram Bhushan Prasad (2008) [1975]. Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-3323-4.
  • Wiley, Kristi L. (2009). The A to Z of Jainism. The A to Z Guide Series. 38. Scarecrow. ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8.
  • Hegewald, Julia A. B. (2010). "Visual and conceptual links between Jaina cosmological, Mythological and ritual instruments" (PDF). 6. SOAS University of London. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Rajan, K. (26 September 2017). "Jwalamalini Cult and Jainism in Kerala" (PDF). 5. Government Victoria College, Palakkad. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Shenoy, Jaideep (6 February 2019). "Ganadhara Valaya Aradhane rituals performed at Dharmasthala". The Times of India.
  • Chikkamagaluru district court. "About Chikkamagaluru Court". District court.
  • Karnataka Gazetteer Department. "Karnataka, The Tourist Paradise" (PDF). Karnataka: The Gazette of India.
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