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Early modern · Jain · India

Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Temple

Shankheshwar, Patan, Gujarat · 23.5139°, 71.7316°

Parshwanatha, the twenty-third TirthankaraUndetermined
Sacred since
1155 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1811; Jain temples attested here from 1155
Undetermined

History & significance

A leading Jain pilgrimage centre in Patan district. The present Parshwanath temple was built in 1811, but Jain temples are recorded at Shankheshwar from at least 1155 CE, and ruins of an older temple dated 1596 stand nearby.

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Sources

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