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Mahavira

58 sites in the atlas tagged Mahavira in the Jain stream. The tag is an index over each record’s own dedication, which is quoted in full on the record itself — epithet, consort and local name intact. Search and filter within them.

58 of 58 sites
Dilwara Temples
Mount Abu · India
MahaviraNeminathaRishabhanatha
Vimal Vasahi 1031; Luna Vasahi 1230
Bhandasar Jain Temple
Bikaner · India
MahaviraSumatinatha
12th c. (Bhandasa Oswal)
Hutheesing Jain Temple
Ahmedabad · India
Mahavira
1848 (Hutheesing family)
Taranga Jain Temple
Taranga, Mehsana · India
Mahavira
1161 (Solanki king Kumarapala)
Girnar Jain Temples
Girnar, Junagadh · India
MahaviraNeminatha
main temple rebuilt 1129 (Sajjana, under Jayasimha Siddharaja)
Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple
Shankheshwar, Patan · India
Mahavira
1811; Jain temples attested here from 1155
Jal Mandir, Pawapuri
Pawapuri, Nalanda · India
Mahavira
dating unrecorded
Shikharji
Parasnath Hill, Giridih · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
present temples 1768 (Jagat Seth); shrines from the 14th c.
Sonagiri Jain Temples
Sonagiri, Datia · India
ChandraprabhaMahavira
9th c. onwards; rock-cut image 5th–6th c.
Saavira Kambada Basadi (Thousand Pillar Temple), Moodabidri
Moodabidri · India
ChandraprabhaMahavira
begun 1430, completed after 31 years
Sittanavasal Cave
Sittanavasal, Pudukkottai · India
Mahavira
7th c. Pandya renovation; ascetic use from c. 2nd c. BCE
Kalugumalai Jain Beds
Kazhugumalai, Thoothukudi · India
BahubaliMahaviraParshvanatha
late 8th c. (Pandya)
Shri Mahavirji
Chandangaon, Karauli · India
Mahavira
17th c. (merchant Amar Chand Bilala)
Kulpakji
Kolanupaka, Yadadri · India
MahaviraNeminathaRishabhanatha
9th c. (Kalachuri patronage)
Muktagiri
Betul border · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
temples 13th–14th c.; site from the 10th c.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
Bhubaneswar · India
Mahavira
2nd–1st c. BCE (Kharavela)
Calcutta Jain Temple
Kolkata · India
Mahavira
1867
Son Bhandar Caves
Rajgir, Nalanda · India
Mahavira
Maurya period; dedicatory inscription 4th c. CE
Shantinath Temple, Deogarh
Deogarh, Lalitpur · India
MahaviraShantinatha
8th-17th c.
Kanch Mandir
Indore · India
MahaviraShantinatha
begun c. 1903
Soniji Ki Nasiyan
Ajmer · India
MahaviraRishabhanatha
1864-1895
Rishabhdeo Temple (Kesariyaji)
Rishabhdeo, Udaipur · India
MahaviraRishabhanatha
8th c.
Kumbharia Jain Temples
Kumbhariya, Banaskantha · India
MahaviraNeminathaParshvanathaSambhavanathaShantinatha
1062-1231 (Chaulukya)
Gajpanth
Mhasrul, Nashik · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
late 11th-early 12th c.
Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
Chandni Chowk, Delhi · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
founded 1656; present buildings 1878
Mahavira Jain Temple, Osian
Osian · India
Mahavira
783 CE (King Vatsaraja)
Mallinathaswamy Jain Temple, Mannargudi
Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district · India
MahaviraMallinatha
12th c. (Chola)
Parshvanath Jain Temples, Varanasi
Bhelupur, Varanasi · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
dating unrecorded
Jain Temple, Alappuzha
Alappuzha · India
Mahavira
over a century old; restored 1994
Dimapur Jain Temple
Dimapur · India
Mahavira
1947, extended 1989
Chaturmukha Basadi, Karkala
Karkala, Udupi district · India
MahaviraMallinathaMunisuvrata
1586 (Bhairarasa)
Mahudi Jain Temple
Mahudi, Gandhinagar district · India
MahaviraPadmaprabha
1916-1917
Chandrawati Jain Temple
Chandrawati, Varanasi district · India
ChandraprabhaMahavira
9th-10th c.
Jain Temple, Kundalpur
Kundalpur, Nalanda district · India
Mahavira
2003 (older shrine on the site)
Ladnu Jain temple
Ladnu · India
MahaviraShantinatha
Shantinatha shrine inscribed 1295 CE
Subai Jain temples
Subai, Koraput district · India
MahaviraParshvanathaRishabhanatha
4th c. by the site record; others date it before 750 CE
Kochi Jain temple
Mattancherry, Kochi, Ernakulam district · India
Mahavira
1904
Brahma Jinalaya, Lakkundi
Lakkundi · India
MahaviraNeminatha
1007 CE (Western Chalukya)
Lachhuar Jain Temple
Lachhuar, Jamui district · India
Mahavira
1857
Mangi-Tungi
Taharabad, Nashik district · India
MahaviraRishabhanatha
images from 595 CE; 1343 inscription; 108-ft colossus consecrated 2016
Chitharal Jain Monuments
Chitharal, Kanyakumari district · India
Mahavira
9th c.; rock beds from c. 1st c. BCE
Bhandara Basadi
Shravanabelagola · India
Mahavira
1159 CE (Hoysala)
Anantnath Swami Temple
Puliyarmala, near Kalpetta, Wayanad district · India
Mahavira
1st c. BCE
Gori Temple
Nagarparkar, Tharparkar district · Pakistan
MahaviraParshvanatha
1375–1376 CE
Akkana Basadi
Shravanabelagola, Hassan district · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
1181 CE (Hoysala)
Bajramath Temple, Gyaraspur
Gyaraspur, Vidisha district · India
Mahavira
9th c. (Pratihara)
Kere Basadi
Varanga, Udupi district · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
12th c.
Shantinath Jain Teerth
Indapur, Pune district · India
MahaviraMunisuvrata
2011
Shantinatha Temple, Ramtek
Ramtek, Nagpur district · India
MahaviraShantinatha
11th–12th c.
Neminath Jain Temple, Girnar
Girnar, Junagadh district · India
MahaviraNeminatha
c. 1129 (Chaulukya)
Digambara Jain Temple, Khandagiri
Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
early 19th c.
Sarnath Jain Tirth
Sarnath, Varanasi district · India
Mahavira
1824
Jambudweep
Hastinapur, Meerut district · India
Mahavira
1972–1985
Bade Baba Temple
Kundalpur, Damoh district · India
MahaviraRishabhanatha
rebuilt 1997–2006 (image post-Gupta)
Trilokyanatha Temple
Thiruparthikundram, Kanchipuram district · India
MahaviraNeminatha
8th c. (Pallava)
Ambapuram cave temple
Ambapuram, near Vijayawada · India
MahaviraParshvanatha
early 7th c. (Eastern Chalukya)
Ahinsa Sthal
Mehrauli · India
Mahavira
established 1980
Muchhal Mahavir Temple
Ghanerao, Pali district · India
Mahavira
10th c.