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Kamatopasarga Parshwanath Tirthankar Carvings at Jain Caves, Ellora, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra. Period 8th ot 10th Centuy | Photo: HPN@JHC

Kamatopasarga Parshwanath Tirthankar – Traditional, Classical Background and Idols

Kamatopasarga Parshwanath Tirthankar idols are found all over India in various Jain caves, temples and Basadis. The article focus on its traditional background, details of different classics with related information ...
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Unique Chaturmukha idol with the carvings of 24 Tirthankaras and Vidyamana Tirthankaras | Photo by: HPN@JHC

Kunchur’s unique ‘Bees – Choubis’ Tirthankar Chaturmukha idol

Once a Mysorean military base, Sultan Bathery's Jain temple bears witness to the tribulations of Wayanad and its people

Once a Mysorean military base, Sultan Bathery’s Jain temple bears witness to the tribulations of Wayanad and its people

Bottom Panel of the attractive Sallekhana Memorial of a Jain Queen at Hombuja.

Hombuja’s Attractive Sallekhana Memorial of a Jain Queen

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Mysuru - State Archaeology Museum

Mysuru – State Archaeology Museum

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Chaturmukha Jain Tirthankara idol with Tirthankara seated in Padmasana, 10th- 11th Century.

Udaipur – City Palace Museum

Jain idols exhibited at the City Palace Museum, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Photos by - Nitin H.P., Bengaluru (HPN@JHC) ...
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Ruined Tirthankar idol in kayotsarga - Jain Museum

Jaysinghpura, Ujjain – Jain Museum

Ruined Jain Tirthankar Idols at 'Jain Museum' Jaysinghpura, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. ‘Jain Museum’ was established by Shree Digamber Jain ...
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Cochin - Folklore Museum

Cochin – Folklore Museum

The Cochin Folklore museum houses ancient Jain Tirthankar idols and a carving of Lord Bahubali ...
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