SONAGIR -TEERTH -THE GOLDEN HILL -A RARE TREAT





Sonagiri Jain Temple, Gwaliar
Sonagiri is located Datia 15 km (By Road) 15 km (by Train) from Datia and 45 km (By Road) 48 km (By Train) from Jhansi. For transport a Bus of Sonagiri Kshetra is available at Sonagiri Railway Station. Sonagiri tirth is pure natural environment, hilly and scene of beautiful temples with high spires looks very attractive, pleasing to eyes and mind. Sonagiri is a sacred place popular among devotees and ascetic saints to practice for self discipline, austerity and to attain Nirvana since the time of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu .
The Samavsharan of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu came here for 17 times. Nang, Anang, Chintagati, Poornachand, Ashoksen, Shridatta, Swarnbhadra and many other saints achieved salvation from here. This is the unique place known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar covering the area of 132 acres of two hills. There are 77 beautiful Jain temples with sky high spires, Temple No. 57 is main among them. Acharya Shubh Chandra & Bhartrihari lived and worked here for spiritual achievements. They completed here some texts also.
The main temple is Digambar temple on the top of the hill . This is vast in size, very beautiful, having attractive artistic spire. In this temple principal deity are Lord Chandraprabhu, 11 feet in height and two other beautiful idols of Lord Sheetalnath & Parsvanath are installed.
There is a column of dignity (Manstambh) near temple 43 feet in height and an attractive model of Samavsharan, big in size is also here. More than 77 temples are located on hill. There are 26 temples in the village, most of them are very old. At Kund-Kund Nagar, on 25 feet high plate form, a colossus of Lord Bahubali in standing posture 18 feet in height has been installed, below it a hall is built to practice the meditation.

 

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