Mulnayak
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Historicity
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Works of art and Sculpture |
Guidelines |
Trust
Mulnayak: Nearly 177 cms. high, white - colored idol of
Bhagawan Mahavir Swami in the Padmasana posture.
Tirth: It is in the Halar village of the Jamkhambhaliya
Taluka.
Historicity: The history of this place is not available. On the
thirteenth day of the bright half of the month of Magh. in the year 2049 of the Vikram
era, the great festivity of installation of this splendid idol was celebrated under the
auspices of Acharyas and 125 Sadhu - Sadhvis. On the bank of the Sinhan river in the midst
of the pleasing sound of the rippling waves of water of the dam, near the gardens of
various fruits, on the shore of the western sea, the beautiful, splendid and delightful
temple stands. Its main gate is 35 ft. high. It reminds one of Rampol.
Other Temples: There is no other temple.
Works of art and Sculpture: The temple is 98 ft. high. Inside the temple. there
are two big brass bells weighing more than 60 kilograms. In the temple there are idols of
Bhagawan Adinath, Bhagawan Shantinath and Bhagawan Purshadaniya Parshnath. Near the main
gate of the temple, there are small temples of Manibhadravir and Saraswatidevi. For
meditation, this is a very beautiful place.
Guidelines: This sacred place of Halar is at distance of 11
kilometers from Jamkhambhaliya. It is in the Jamkhambhaliya Taluka and on the Jamnagar
highway road. Bus services and private vehicles are available. There are an upashraya, an
aimbilshala, and an asylum for old and weak animals. There are also good boarding and lodging
provisions.
Trust: Halar Tirth Aradhana Bhavan, Vadaliyasinhan-316305,
Taluka-Jamkhambhaliya, Dist.-Jamnagar, Gujarat State, India
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