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Parashanatha Temple, Arrah

Masarh, near Arrah, Bhojpur district, Bihar · 25.5617°, 84.6731°

ParshvanathaColonial era
Sacred since
1819 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1819
Colonial era

History & significance

A Jain temple at Masarh near Arrah, built in 1819 at the expense of Babu Shankar Lal of Arrah; an inscription in it some six centuries old records the old name of the place as Mahasara.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Colonial era