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Ajahara

    Heritage Centre Type – Tirtha Kshetra.

    Accommodation Details – We can find many dharmashalas and bhojanashalas at this place.

    Temple Name – Sri Ajahara Parshwanatha Jain Temple.

    Temple Type – Shwetambar Derasar.

    Main Deity – Nearly one and half feet high, saffron colored idol of Bhagawan Ajahara Parshwanatha in the Padmasana.

    Temple History – The temple of Ajahara Parshwanatha was constructed by king Ajaypal. It is said that the “Ajara” (disease) of the king was cured by “Gandhodak” (water used for washing the idol) of Bhagawan Parshwanatha and as a token of respect to the God he constructed this temple. We can find many ancient wells at this place. Hence it got the name Ajhara Parshwanatha. Even today many pilgrims come here to take bath from the Gandodhak of bhagawan Parshwanatha. Every year a fair is held here on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Kartik, on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month a Chaitra and on the tenth day of the dark half of the month of Magsar.

    This temple is found on the outskirts of the village Anjar Una, the nearest railway station is at a distance of five kilometers. It is situated at a distance of two and a half kilometers from Delwada. We can find many dharmashalas and bhojanashalas at this place.

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