JAINISM IN INDIA > ANDHRA PRADESH > GUDIVADA
Main Deity- Black colored idol of bhagawan Parshvanath in the semi padmasana posture.
History- The temple of bhagwan Parshwanatha at this place was renovated recently. The idol of this ancient temple is a unique of its kind.It is said that the idol of bhagwan Parshwanatha here belongs to the eighth century. This place was one of the important Jain centres . A fair is held here on the tenth day of the bright half of the month of Magsar every year.
Guidance- Gudivada is a small village along the Vijayvada-Masulipattanam Road. Railway and bus facilities are available to this place. The railway station is at a distance of 1.5 Kms from the temple.