Jain Heritage Centres (JHC) is a popular Jain portal aimed at collecting and presenting the vast data related to Jainism and Jain Heritage that is prevalent across the globe. It desires to unravel the known, unknown, and the less known relics of Jainism. Further, the team at JHC has made a sincere attempt to document the available literature in a pellucid manner and is striving hard in bringing to light the great and profound heritage of the religion and look forward to Celebrating Jain Heritage…..Globally!

Featured Heritage Centres

Some of ancient unknown Jain Heritage sites across different parts of India have been featured in this section to showcase their hidden treasure to the world.

Latest News

Latest News and updates related to Jainism, Jain events, celebrations, and poojas.

Jain Epigraphy

An online repository of Jain inscriptions in different languages spread all over the world with contributions by Jain scholars in India & abroad and updates on latest Jain epigraphical discoveries.

12th Century's Sallekhana Jain Inscription found at Harakere Village, Shivamogga District, Karnataka.

12th Century’s Sallekhana Memorial Discovered in Shivamogga District

- Nitin H P Shivamogga/Shimoga, 2nd December 2018: A 12th century’s sallekhana memorial has been discovered by R Shejeshwar, Asst ...
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The Hoysala Inscription Of A.D. 1165 found on the Mandaragiri Hill

Mandaragiri’s Jain Heritage Rediscovered

- Nitin H.P. You go in search of something, but you stumble upon completely different. It is much more prevalent ...
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Sri Parshwanath Idol at Makodu with Inscription

Two Ancient Jain Inscriptions of 12th-13th Century found at Makodu Village, Mysuru District

Mysuru (Karnataka), 6th October 2018: Two ancient Jain inscriptions of 12th-13th century have been found at Sri Parshwanath Swamy Basadi in ...
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Jain Inscription Discovered at Quilashpur

Historians discover Jain inscription at Quilashpur

Warangal (Telangana), June 22, 2017: An ancient Jain inscription has been discovered by historians in the Quilashapur fort in Raghunathapalli ...
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Heritage Highlight

Articles about ancient Jain Heritage Centres, Jain ruins, their antiquity, inscriptions with history of temples, and basadis in various parts of the world.

Traces of Jainism Found in Ethiopia

Traces of Jainism Found in Ethiopia

Bengaluru (Karnataka), 28th June 2019: Jains are businessmen since time immemorial and had their transactions spread the world over. They constructed Jain temples/basadis at the places of their residence for ...
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Manastambha at Karkala, Udupi District, Karnataka.

Altruism speaks from the grand pavilions

Galleries

Galleries of Jain idols and inscriptions in various Jain Museums managed by Government and private authories found in differents parts of India.

Kolkata - Indian Museum

Kolkata – Indian Museum

-Photos by Nitin H.P. (HPN@JHC), Bengaluru Images of Jain idols at India Museum, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ...
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New Delhi - National Museum

New Delhi – National Museum

-Photos by Nitin H.P. (HPN@JHC), Bengaluru Images of the ancient Jain idols found at the National Museum, New Delhi ...
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