Kundalpur Jain Temples (Kundalgiri)

Location: Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalgiri Dist. Damoh (M.P.) is located near to
city Damoh 35 km and from city Sagar 113 km away. Busses are available from Damoh, Sagar,
Jabalpur for Kundalpur. Damoh is situated on Beena Katni railway Line.Kundalpur is a place full
of natural beauty.
Kundalpur is famous for miraculous colossus of Bade Baba Bhagwan Adinath in sitting
(Padmasana) posture 15 feet in height. It is also a place of salvation of Antim Kevali Shridhar
Kevali. Here 63 temples of various types are found, among them 22nd temple is famous for Bade
Baba Bhagwan Adinath the principal deity. The 49th temple is called Jal Mandir, an attractive
temple situated in the middle of beautiful pond Vardhaman Sagar. The colossus of Bade Baba
and so many idols of Teerthankars brought latter in the same temple are supposed to be installed
in 10th - 11th & 11th - 12th century. It is clear from inscriptions on idols that Kundalpur was
famous about year 1554 A.D. as Teerth Kshetra.
Main temple at Kundalpur is Bade Baba Adinath’s Temple. The colossus is a piece of art rare in
the world and two idols of Gomukha Yaksha and Chakreshwary Devi are carved in the back. On
the both sides of Bade Baba idols of Bhagwan Parsvanath 12 feet in height are installed, really
magnificent and artistic. So many other Teerthankar idols are also here installed in 10th to 12th
century. Images of foot of Antim Shridhar Kevali are also installed in this temple who achieved
salvation (Nirvan) from Kundalgiri.
Managed by Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalgiri Prabandhakarini Samiti
Place & Post – Kundalpur, Dist. – Damoh (M.P.)

Shri Kundalpur Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra Bihar

Location:
Shri Kundalpur Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra is situated in Nalanda District of Bihar nearly 4
km ahead from Nalanda Railway Station. The Teerth Kshetra is 15 km from Bihar Sharif , 15
km from
Rajgir , 75 km from Gaya and 4km from Nalanda. Nearest Airport are at Patna, Bodha Gaya.
Shri Kundalpur Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra is the sacred place of Bhagwan Mahaveer’s
Garbha, Janma & Tapa Kalyanaka. .
There is a huge magnificent temple with beautiful spires in Shri Kundalpur Digambar Jain
Teerth Kshetra. The main Idol is an attractive Bhagwan Mahaveer’s Padmasana idol, white in
color and 4½ feet in height is installed in this temple.
There is an ancient umbrella outside the temple where foot images of Bhagwan are installed.
Other Temples :
Keerti Stambha: Keerti Stambha is a huge magnificent temple where 8 idols of Bhagwan
Mahaveer are installed. Here you will see the beautiful picturization of 16 dreams seen by mother
Trishala, the mother of Bhagwan Mahaveer. Also the foot images of mother Trishala are installed
here.
Nearby in an umbrella, foot images of Gautam Ganadhara, the chief Ganadhara of Bhagwan
Mahavira and foot images of Acharya Bhatta Akalanka Dev are also installed.
An art gallery of pictures and photos related to Bhagwan Mahaveer is located in this place..
Nearby Places :
Pavapuri – Pavapuri is Bhagwan Mahavira’s place of salvation.
Rajgir – Rajgir is the place where first precept (Divya Dhwani) was delivered here by Mahaveer
Swami.
Sammed Shikharji – Sammed Shikharji being the place of salvation of many saints and
Tirthankas. considered a most scared place of Jains.
Nalanda University famous site..
Kundalpur is approximately twenty miles northeast of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. With
about sixty temples built m the eight and ninth century, Kundalpur is one of the
most ancient and extensive Jain pilgrimage site in central India. Kundalpur is a
Siddha Kshetra, which means, "Gateway to the State of Enlightenment." Two
thousand steps lead to the foot of one of the peaks where several monuments of
immense historical and religious significance stand amidst the breathtaking majesty
of Mother Nature. Historically speaking, the development of Jainism in Kundalpur
took place under the reign of the Kalchuri kings from the seventh to the thirteenth
centuries. After the downfall of the Kalchuri dynasty, Jain temples, which were
famous for their embellished architecture, were destroyed and abandoned. According
to historical inscriptions, Bade Baba Temple was renovated in 1548, under the
leadershipof Bhattraka Mahendrakirti, restoring the lost fame of Kundalpur.
Kundalpur is a place full of overwhelming natural beauty and is famous for its
miraculous fifteen feet high statue of Bade Baba m Padmasana (seated posture).
Kundalpur is a hilly area, semicircular m shape, and consists of sixty three temples
m all, out of which forty are situated on the hill and the remaining 23 temples are
scattered throughout the valley and around the beautiful lake, Vardhaman Sagar.
The temples 48 to 60 are large temples with majestic and beautiful spires. The
twenty second temple on Kundalpur hill is known as Bade Baba Temple. This temple
is laid out in the typical format m which the courtyard of the temple is on a raised
platform, however the floor of the Garbha Griha (Inner Sanctum) is approximately at
the same level as the ground level of the compound, makirig it necessary for
devotees to climb a few steps to go up to the platform and then descend to the
Garbha Griha.
Withiri this temple, the idol of Bade Baba is carved out of red sandstone and
considered to be one of the rare statues of its kirid iII'the world. On either side of
Bade Baba are statues of Bhagwan Parshwanath, standing twelve feet in height. A
peculiar feature of the idol of Bade Baba is that it does not exhibit a chin
(identification mark) that would identify him as a specific Tirthankara. Until quite
recently, the idol of Bade Baba was considered to be Lord Mahavira. Extensive
research identified the two celestial beings that flank the mam statue as Gomukha
Yaksha and Chakreshwary Devi, both of whom are associated with Lord Adinath, not
Lord Mahavira. It was some time after this discovery was made public that the Jam.
community accepted the idol of Bade Baba as the first Tirthankara, Lord Admath.
The other temple of beauty is the 49th, called Jal Mandir, an attractive temple
situated in the middle of the beautiful lake, Vardhaman Sagar. The shimmering
reflections of the temple spires against the cool water of the lake is a venerable feast
for the worshippers.

Shri kundalpur Nalanda

Shri Kundalpur Digambar Jain Teerth Kshetra is situated in Nalanda District of Bihar State. This is 4 km
ahead from Nalanda Railway Station. Nalanda is famous world wide for Nalanda University of ancient India.
This is the belief of devotees from centuries that this is the sacred place of Bhagwan Mahaveer’s Garbha,
Janma & Tapa Kalyanaka.
At Kundalpur there is a huge magnificent & attractive temple with beautiful spires, in
this temple an attractive Bhagwan Mahaveer’s Padmasana idol 4½ feet in height, while in color is installed.
Out side the temple in an ancient umbrella, foot images of Bhagwan are installed.
A new temples and Nandyavrat Mahal was built under the Ashirwad of Aryika Gyanmati Mataji. Digambar,
also spelt Digambara is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being Svetambar.