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Chandni Chowk, Delhi, Delhi · 28.6558°, 77.2363°
The oldest Jain temple in Old Delhi, begun when a Jain officer in the Mughal army kept a Tirthankara image for worship and other Jain soldiers gathered around it, formally established in 1656. It holds marble images installed in 1491 and runs a well-known bird hospital treating some fifteen thousand birds a year.
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.
Aurangzeb is said to have banned drums at the temple, only for drumming to keep sounding from it under inspection, until he came himself and lifted the ban.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Mughal-era foundation
Answers only from cited records
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