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Kumbakonam Jain Temple

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Kumbakonam Jain Temple
Chandraprabha Jain Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Chandraprabha
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Architecture
Date established	1903 CE

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Bhagawan Chandraprabha Jain Temple is a Jain temple dedicated to the deity Jain, located in the town of KumbakonaminThanjavur District Tamil Nadu, India

Other Jain Temples[edit]

This temple is situated at Ramaswamy Temple West Street in Kumbakonam.^[1] There are also Jain temples in Thanjavur, Mannargudi, Deepankudi and other places in Tamil Nadu.^[2]^[3]

Structure of the temple[edit]

The temple has sanctum sanctorum, front mandapa and maha mandapa. The entrance has no Gopuram.^[4] On either side of the sanctum sanctorum sasana devas are found. At the outside of the front mandapa, two guardian deities are found in either side.^[5]

Presiding deity[edit]

The presiding deity is known as Chandraprabha. This is one of the oldest Jain temples in Kumbakonam. Several Tirttankara idols are found in this temple.^[1] He is the Eighth Tirttankara. Worship of Chandraprabha is going on in various places in Tamil Nadu.

Worship[edit]

The construction of the temple took place in 1903. Panchakalyana festival took place in 1905. During morning and evening pujas are held to the presiding deity, Brahma deva, Jwalamalini.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth Kshetra

^ ":: Tvu ::".

^ மயிலை சீனி வேங்கடசாமி, சமணமும் தமிழும்,திருநெல்வேலி தென்னிந்திய சைவசித்தாந்த நூற்பதிப்புக்கழகம் லிட், சென்னை, மூன்றாம் பதிப்பு 2000

^ Jain World, Kumbakonam

^ G.Thillai Govindarajan, Jainism in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, 110 001, May 2010

^ சமணத் திருத்தலங்கள் (சோழ மண்டலம்), ஆதிபகவன் சமணர் சங்கம், 53/22, ஜவுளிசெட்டித்தெரு, தஞ்சாவூர் 613 009, 2009