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Mattancherry, Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala · 9.9619°, 76.2544°
A Shvetambara Murtipujak temple at Mattancherry built in 1904 by Hirubai Jivraj Dhanji in memory of her husband and run by the Cochin Swetamber Murtipujak Jain Sangh. Its white marble and sculptured pillars follow the Jain temples of Gujarat, the homeland of Kochi's Jain merchant community, and a second shrine holds Chandraprabha.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Hirubai Jivraj Dhanji (patron)
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