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Shantinath Jain Temple, Kothara

Kothara, Kutch district, Gujarat · 23.1356°, 68.9342°

ShantinathaModern (Kutchi Osval Vania patrons)Maru-Gurjara
Sacred since
1861 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1861 (V.S. 1918)
Modern (Kutchi Osval Vania patrons)

History & significance

A Shvetambara Murtipujaka temple consecrated in V.S. 1918 (1861 CE), paid for at some £40,000 by Shah Velji Malu, Shah Keshavji Nayak, Shivji Nensi and the Osval Vania merchants of Kothara. Modelled on an Ahmedabad temple, its 78-by-69-foot marble hall carries domed porches, sixteen pillars and twenty-two pilasters around a 90 cm white marble Shantinatha in padmasana, earning it the epithet Kalyan Tunk.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern (Kutchi Osval Vania patrons)