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Nakoda, Barmer district, Rajasthan · 25.7881°, 72.1525°
One of the principal Svetambara Jain tirthas of western Rajasthan, standing between the villages of Vikrampura and Nakoda in Barmer district. The present temple dates to the eleventh century and was renovated by Acharya Kirtisuri in 1449; its 24-inch black stone image of Parshvanatha is worshipped alongside the guardian Nakoda Bhairava, and the temple is managed by the Tapa Gaccha of the Murtipujaka Svetambaras.
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.
The buried image is said to have eluded searchers until Bhairava appeared in a dream and pointed out the exact spot where it lay.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Solanki (Chaulukya)
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