The Kochi Jain temple or Dharmanath Jain temple is a Jain temple in the Mattancherry in Kochi, Kerala.
| Kochi Jain temple | |
|---|---|
 Dharmanath Jain Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Dharmanatha, Chandraprabha |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan |
| Governing body | Cochin Swetamber Murtipujak Jain Sangh |
| Location | |
| Location | Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala |
| Geographic coordinates | 9°57′43″N 76°15′16″E / 9.96194°N 76.25444°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Hirubhai Jivraj Dhanji |
| Date established | 1904 |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
| Website | |
| jaintemplecochin | |
History
editHistorically, Jains from Kutch & Saurastra used to come to Cochin, Kozhikode and Alleppey for business. This temple was built in 1904 CE (VS 1960) by Hirubhai Jivraj Dhanji constructed this temple in memory of her husband Jivraj Dhanji.[1][2]
Architecture
editThis temple is one of the major Jain pilgrimage site of India. The temple is beautifully tiled with white marble and adorned with artworks, sculptured pillars and idols of Tirthankaras.[3] The mulnayak of the temple is an idol of Dharmanatha, the 15th tirthankara.[4] The temple architecture is inspired by the Jain temples of Gujarat.[5] There is another Jain temple dedicated to Chandraprabha within the temple complex.[6]
Festival
editParyushan festival is annually organised in temple to observe an eight-day self purification festival - Paryushan.[6]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Gupta 2020, p. 123.
- ^ Shukla & Kulshreshtha 2019, pp. 103–104.
- ^ "Dharamanath Jain temple". Department of Tourism (Kerala). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Mathew 2019, p. 245.
- ^ Kerala Tourism & Jain Temple, Mattancherry.
- ^ a b The Hindu 2014.
General sources
edit- Shukla, U N; Kulshreshtha, Sharad Kumar (2019), Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation, Copal Publishing Group, ISBN 9789383419760
- Mathew, Biju (2019). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage. Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788193456781.
- Gupta, Tapati Das (2020). S Chand's Icse History and Civics for Class IX. S. Chand Publishing. ISBN 9789352835034.
- "Jain festival at Mattancherry". The Hindu. 24 August 2014.
- "Jain Temple, Mattancherry". Department of Tourism (Kerala).
External links
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