India has always been renowned by the various pilgrimages that are being available since the Vedic period of time. Like the other temples that holds the same importance and traditional values the same goes for the Jainism pilgrimages. Jainism is one of the religions that are to be followed by the Jain people. It is a religion that recommends nonviolence and a path that goes towards all living beings. Mainly the intention behind the purpose as per the Jainism is to purify the negative effects of karma mentally and physically.
There are around 4.2 million Jain followers from India and about 6-12 million worldwide. These Jain temples are known as the Derasar or Mandir. Jain Pilgrimage Tours are been planned by various other tourist agencies that help people from any country who can visit these pilgrimages comfortably. Sometimes in Jain community a wealthy man of them will organize pilgrim ‘caravan’. These shrines holds an immense attraction designed for folks who longing to see the great Jain architectural grandeur. The teachings of the saints who were the followers of the Lord Mahavira and the other Jain Tirthankars wanted to spread the importance of the teachings. The superiority of the Jain religion that it’s preaching can be seen reflected in different Jain temples and shrines. The symbolic religion of the Jains can be only seen by exploring the history when visiting it along with the religion and culture of the traditional art.
Pilgrimages Worth Visiting
- Muktagiri Temple, Madhya Pradesh: Mukhtagiri temple is been renowned as a Jain Pilgrimage center, which is been located on the border of the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, in India. It is also called as Mendhagiri. Accoeding to the landscapes of the temple, there are around 52 temples on the mountain, which are surrounded with the waterfall. Mukhtagiri is the pilgrimage where it holds the entire range of the 52 temples of the Jain traditional Gods shrines that are to be whorshipped by their devotees. It has been an enough rainfall area.
- Shri Mahavirji Temple Rajasthan : One of the famous Jain pilgrimages site is Shri Mahavirji Temple situated in Rajasthan, Karauli district Chandanpur village on the bank of the river Ganga. This temple consists of more 4 temples inside it. One of the four temple is the Digambar jain Atishaya Kshetra Shri mahavirji, the idol of Shri Mahavirji, which has a foremost goddess of the pilgrimage temple which was found at the time of the excavation. The temple has been, marvelously carved from the exterior and the interior part of it with richly decoration. Where there are more 3 temples that are been included, Shantinath Jinalaya Temple, Kirti Ashram Chaityalaya Jain Temple, Bhagwan Parshvanath Jinalaya and Bhavya Kamal mandir.
Many available travelling agencies have enormous options for the Jain Pilgrimage Tour Packages, which are according to the addition of the other Jain Pilgrimages too. There are more than thousands of Jain Pilgrimage Tours in India, that you can have the best experience and peaceful travelling along with it whether you’re an Indian or from any part of the country.
