Jain nuns gather beneath the monolithic statue of Gommateshvara during the first day of the ... most notably Vardhamana Mahavira, the last of the tirthankaras and likely a contemporary of Gautama ...

Mahavira, whose teachings are recorded ... site of a 57.5 foot statue of Gomateshvara (Bahubali), Jainism's first spiritual leader or tirthankara. Today Sravanabelagola is the site of the ...

The highlight is a colossal 20-foot reclining statue of Lord Vishnu ... standing out as a subterranean Jain masterpiece. Carved in the 9th century, this double-storied cave temple is dedicated to Lord ...

Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who 'makes a ford' i.e. shows the way. Other religions call such a ...

Mahavira Jain Jainism – One of India’s ... Shravana Belagola – Site of a huge Jain statue of Gommata or Bahubali carved out of granite in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Constructed by Raja Utpaldev, the temple is dedicated to Lord Mahavira. Apart from the Lord ... Timings for Mahavir Jain temple Closed now January to December: 08:00 am - 05:00 pm The ancient ...

To the Jains, it has a whole different meaning. For them, Diwali is the day when the last of the Jain Tirthankaras, Lord Mahavira, attained nirvana, also known as complete knowledge and enlightenment.