Shri Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth

Sacred Details

Sacred History

• This village is over 2,000 years old and was originally known as Virampur, named
• after Raja Kumar Vikram Daat.
• The initial Jinalay was built by him, with Shri Chandraprabhu Swami as the Moolnayak; the Pratishta was performed by Sthulibhadra Swami Maharaj.
• Jirnodhars were later performed by Raja Samprati in Veer Samvat 281 and Raja Vikramaditya in Veer Samvat 505.
• In VK 1280, the Jinalay of Virampur was destroyed during a Muslim invasion.
• A Shravak of Nakora Village had a dream in which an adhishthayak dev signaled the location of 120 pratimas hidden in the nearby Kalidrah (lake).
• The Moolnayak Pratima was found and the Pratishta was held in Virampur; it was named Nakoda Parshwanath because the dream was seen by a resident of Nakora .
• There are two more prachin jinalays dedicated to Adinath and Shantinath Bhagwan.

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Shri Jain Shwetambar Nakoda Parshwanath Tirth Trust

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