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Parasnath Hill, Giridih, Jharkhand · 23.9636°, 86.1286°
The most important Jain tirtha, a 1,365 m hill in Giridih district where twenty of the twenty-four tirthankaras are believed to have attained moksha; its summit shrines are held equally sacred by Digambara and Svetambara Jains.
Parshvanatha is said to have attained liberation at the Suvarnabhadra kuta, whose footprint shrine is marked by a chatra.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Jagat Seth patronage