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High medieval · Jain · India

Gajpanth

Mhasrul, Nashik, Maharashtra · 20.0661°, 73.7930°

Parshvanatha, the twenty-third TirthankaraUndetermined—
Sacred since
1075 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 11th-early 12th c.
Undetermined

History & significance

A medieval Jain rock-cut complex on a hill near Nashik that has been a working pilgrimage site since it was cut. It appears among the Digambara tirthas listed in Gunabhadra's Tirthavachanachandrika of about 1575.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Seven Balabhadras are said to have attained liberation here, together with eight crore Yadava kings.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined