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Shri Kirtidham Tirth

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Mulnayak: White - Colored idol of Bhagawan Adinath in the Padmasana posture.

Tirth: This sacred place is on the highway from Songadh to Palitana.

Historicity: This temple was established by a great donor in sweet memory of his loving son, Kirti. It was formally installed by His Holiness Acharyadev Chandrodaysurisvraji on the sixth day of the dark half of the month of Magasar in the year 2021 i.e. on December 14, 1984. Besides the chief idol, there are idols of Bhagawan Neminath, Bhagawan Parshvanath, Bhagawan Mahavir Swami, Goddess Padmavati, Goddess Chakkeshavari, and Guru Gautam Swami. This sacred place is very convenient to sanghas and monks and nuns going to Palitana.

Other Temples: There are no other temples.

Works of art and Sculpture: This is a beautiful and peaceful scared place on the high way. The workmanship of the temple is excellent. In the compound of the temple, there is a garden and there are means of playing in it. This is a favourite place of pilgrims.

Guidelines: The nearest railway station is Songadh on the high way to Palitana, this place is at an interior distance of 16 kilometers. There are facilities of means of transport. There are dharmashalas, bhojanashalas and an upasharaya.

Trust: Shri Kirtidhama Jain Pedhi Trust, Songadh, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat State India.


Temple of Kirtidham
   



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