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Soniji Ki Nasiyan

Ajmer, Rajasthan · 26.4500°, 74.6400°

Rishabhanatha, the first TirthankaraModern
Sacred since
1864 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1864-1895
Modern

History & significance

A red sandstone Jain temple in Ajmer founded by Rai Bahadur Seth Moolchand and Nemichand Soni, its foundation laid in 1864 and the principal image installed in 1865. Its Svarna Nagri hall holds a huge gilt-wood model of the Jain universe that took from 1870 to 1895 to assemble.

Sthala katha — the legend

The gilded tableaux show the five auspicious events of Rishabhanatha's life, including the sixteen dreams of his mother Marudevi that foretold the birth of a Tirthankara.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern