KANGADA

Main Deity- Red coloured idol of Bhagawan Adinath in the Padmasana Posture.

History- The history of Kangada belongs to the period of Bhagawan Neminath, the twenty second Tirthankara. There is also a mention that King Susharampur built this temple and installed  the idol of Adinatha. Kangada was called as Bhimkot’ and ‘Bhimnagar’ in the history. We can find a mention of Kangada in the tirthmalas written by Acharyas and Upadhyays between the 14th and the 17 centuries. In course of time the temples here were destroyed and only this temple has survived. A Fair is held here every year from the thirteenth to the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Falgan. The remains found here remind us of the antiquity of the temple.

Guidance- The nearest railway station of Kangada is at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the temple and Hosiyarpur is at distance of 102 kilometers from Kangada. Bus service and private vehicle are available. Board and lodging provisions are there near the fort.