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High medieval · Jain · India

Girnar Jain Temples

ગિરનાર જૈન મંદિરો

Girnar, Junagadh, Gujarat · 21.5275°, 70.5333°

Neminath (Arishtanemi), the twenty-second TirthankaraChaulukya (Solanki)Maru-Gurjara (Solanki)
Sacred since
784 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
main temple rebuilt 1129 (Sajjana, under Jayasimha Siddharaja)
Chaulukya (Solanki)

History & significance

A cluster of Jain temples on Mount Girnar in Junagadh district, built in grey granite with marble carving. The Neminath temple was rebuilt in 1129 by Sajjana, governor under Jayasimha Siddharaja, the Ambika temple predates 784 CE, and further shrines were added by merchant patrons in the 15th century. The site is one of the Svetambara Pancha Tirth.

Sthala katha — the legend

Neminath is said to have renounced the world after seeing animals penned for slaughter at his own wedding feast, and to have attained omniscience and moksha from Girnar's highest peak.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chaulukya (Solanki)