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Early modern · Jain · India
Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir
हनुमंतल बड़ा जैन मंदिर
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh · 23.1670°, 79.9330°
Rishabhanatha (Adinatha)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1686 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1686, renovated in the 19th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
Described as the largest independent Jain temple in India, a fortress-like complex of twenty-two shrines under many spires. Its images range from the Kalachuri period through to modern times, and it hosts Jabalpur's annual Mahavir Jayanti procession.