jal mandir WATER TEMPLE pawapuri nalanda bihar bihardarshan
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Pawapuri or Pawa is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district in the Bihar state of Eastern India. It is located about nineteen kilometers from Rajgir and 101 kilometers from Patna, the capital of Bihar.[The Jal Mandir meaning Water Temple, also known as Apapuri,[1] in Pawapuri, meaning a town without sins,[2] in the Indian state of Bihar, is a highly revered temple dedicated to Lord Mahavira, the 24th Thirthankara (religious preacher of Jainism), which marks the place of his cremation. Mahavira attained Nirvana (salvation) in Pawapuri in 528 BC.[3][4] The temple has been built within a tank filled with red coloured lotus flowers.[5] It is said that the temple was built by King Nandivardhan, Mahavira's elder brother.[6] It is one of the five main temples in Pawpuri, where the "Charan Paduka" or foot impression of Mahavira is deified
The temple, a famous and sacred pilgrimage centre[7] of Jainism, is located in the holy city of Pawapuri in the Nalanda district in the Ganga Basin. It is 108 kilometres (67 mi) away from Patna, the capital city of Bihar which is the nearest airport. Rajgir the nearest convenient railway station is 38 kilometres (24 mi) away,[3][4][8] and 8 miles (13 km) from Biharsharif city in the subdivision of the same name. It is at the end of a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) branch road from the Patna-Ranchi road
Jal Mandir, meaning a "temple in water",[5] is built in white marble within the water tank; the tank measures 84 bigha (One bigha is 5 acres, area is 16.8 acres).[1] The water surface of the lake is covered with lotuses. This architecturally elegant temple in the form of a "Vimana" or chariot has the footprint of Mahavira for worship. A 600-foot-long (180 m) bridge built in stone connects the temple with the bank of the water tank.[3] The temple shines bright and sublime during a moonlit night. The pond has many species of fish which are fed by the priests and devotees.[9]
Pawapuri or Pawa is a holy site for Jains located in the Nalanda district in the Bihar state of Eastern India. It is located about nineteen kilometers from Rajgir and 101 kilometers from Patna, the capital of Bihar.[The Jal Mandir meaning Water Temple, also known as Apapuri,[1] in Pawapuri, meaning a town without sins,[2] in the Indian state of Bihar, is a highly revered temple dedicated to Lord Mahavira, the 24th Thirthankara (religious preacher of Jainism), which marks the place of his cremation. Mahavira attained Nirvana (salvation) in Pawapuri in 528 BC.[3][4] The temple has been built within a tank filled with red coloured lotus flowers.[5] It is said that the temple was built by King Nandivardhan, Mahavira's elder brother.[6] It is one of the five main temples in Pawpuri, where the "Charan Paduka" or foot impression of Mahavira is deified
The temple, a famous and sacred pilgrimage centre[7] of Jainism, is located in the holy city of Pawapuri in the Nalanda district in the Ganga Basin. It is 108 kilometres (67 mi) away from Patna, the capital city of Bihar which is the nearest airport. Rajgir the nearest convenient railway station is 38 kilometres (24 mi) away,[3][4][8] and 8 miles (13 km) from Biharsharif city in the subdivision of the same name. It is at the end of a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) branch road from the Patna-Ranchi road
Jal Mandir, meaning a "temple in water",[5] is built in white marble within the water tank; the tank measures 84 bigha (One bigha is 5 acres, area is 16.8 acres).[1] The water surface of the lake is covered with lotuses. This architecturally elegant temple in the form of a "Vimana" or chariot has the footprint of Mahavira for worship. A 600-foot-long (180 m) bridge built in stone connects the temple with the bank of the water tank.[3] The temple shines bright and sublime during a moonlit night. The pond has many species of fish which are fed by the priests and devotees.[9]