Sarvodaya Jain temple
Sarvodaya Jain temple | |
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![]() Sarvodaya Jain temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Jainism |
Deity | Rishabhanatha |
Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti |
Location | |
Location | Amarkantak, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh |
Geographic coordinates | 22°40′45″N 81°45′35″E / 22.67917°N 81.75972°ECoordinates: 22°40′45″N 81°45′35″E / 22.67917°N 81.75972°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 2006 |
Completed | Under construction |
Temple(s) | 2 |
Sarvodaya Jain temple is a Jain temple in Amarkantak town in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh.
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.[1]
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.[2] The Rishabhanatha idol is 24 feet (7.3 m) sitting in Padmasan posture.[1] 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 m2). The pink colored sandstone from Rajasthan has been used for construction.[3]
Photo gallery[]
24 feet (7.3 m) Rishabhanatha idol
Carvings on temple wall and pillars
Dome
See also[]
References[]
Citation[]
Sources[]
- "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
- Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh
- 21st-century Jain temples
- Anuppur district