Early modern · Jain · India

Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir

हनुमंतल बड़ा जैन मंदिर

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh · 23.1670°, 79.9330°

Rishabhanatha (Adinatha)Undetermined—

Sacred since

1686 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

1686, renovated in the 19th c.

Undetermined

History & significance

Described as the largest independent Jain temple in India, a fortress-like complex of twenty-two shrines under many spires. Its images range from the Kalachuri period through to modern times, and it hosts Jabalpur's annual Mahavir Jayanti procession.

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