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| alt = Kundalpur Jain temple<br />
| caption = Kundalpur Jain temple<br />
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| location = [[Kundalpur, Bihar|Kundalpur]], [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Janma Kalyanak]]<br />
| deity = [[Mahavira]]<br />
| governing_body = Bhagwan Mahavira Janmabhoomi Kundalpur Digambar Jain Samiti<br />
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| creator = [[Gyanmati]]<br />
| established = 2003<br />
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'''Jain temple, Kundalpur''' is a complex of six [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]]s located in [[Kundalpur, Bihar|Kundalpur]] village near [[Nalanda]], [[Bihar]]. Kundalpur is one of the most important Jain pilgrimages in Bihar.<br />
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==History==<br />
Kundalpur was an ancient capital city ruled by the [[Licchavi (tribe)|Licchavi]]. Kundalpur is believed to be the birthplace of [[Mahavira]], the 24th ''[[tirthankara]]'' of Jainism.{{sfn|Bajwa|Kaur|2007|p=211}}{{sfn|TNN|2013}}<ref name="bstdc">{{cite web | url=https://tourism.bihar.gov.in/en/destinations/nalanda/jain-mandir-kundalpur | title=Jain Mandir, Kundalpur | work=[[Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation]] | access-date=16 August 2021 }}</ref> This place is also believed to birthplace of four of the eleven ''[[Ganadhara]]'' of Mahavira,{{sfn|Ahmed|2017}} including [[Gautama Swami]].<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The ancient Jain temple called ''Simhamukhi Teela'' is located near Nalanda and houses a {{convert|4.5|ft}} idol of Mahavira.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=467}} The temple houses a number of Jain artifacts.{{sfn|Borah|2017|p=1}} The new temple complex, located {{convert|1|km}} from the ancient temple, consists of five temples.{{sfn|Ahmed|2017}} The temple is constructed using stones from [[Jaisalmer]] housing idols of Mahavira, [[Rishabhanatha]] and Gautama Swami.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=467}}<ref name="ministryoftourism">{{cite web | url=https://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-04/Bihar.pdf | title=Final report on 20 years perspective tourism plan for the state of bihar | publisher=[[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Tourism]] | page=40 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biharbhawan.gov.in/Docs/Tourism/Jain%20Circut.pdf | title=Jain circuit | publisher=Bihar Bhawan | location=[[New Delhi]] | access-date=16 August 2021 | page=4 }}</ref> In Kundalpur temple complex, a total of 72 idols of Tirthankaras are installed in a separate temples.<ref name="bstdc"/><br />
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The temple also has a ''[[Dharamshala (type of building)|dharamshala]]'' equipped with all modern facilities, including ''Bhojanalaya'' (a restaurant).<ref name="bstdc"/><br />
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Kundalpur is one of the most important Jain pilgrimage centres of Bihar and proposed to be developed as part of the Jain circuit.{{sfn|Shukla|Kulshreshtha|2019|p=211}}{{sfn|Chaudhary|2003}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Kundalpur temple Mahavira (cropped).jpg|{{convert|3.4|m}} idol of Mahavira<br />
File:Kundalpur Mural - Krishnabai temple, Shri Mahavirji.jpg|Mural of ''Nandyavrat Mahal'' temple<br />
File:Kundalpur temple statue.jpg|Rishabhanatha idol inside Rishabhanatha temple<br />
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== Festival ==<br />
''Kundalpur Mahotsav'' is the main festival celebrated in here, the event is organised on the day of [[Mahavir Janma Kalyanak]].{{sfn|Nadim|2019}}{{sfn|Chaudhary|2003}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nalanda.nic.in/en/gallery/kundalpur-mahotsav-2018/ | title=Kundalpur Mahotsav-2018 | year=2018 | work=Nalanda District Administration | access-date=16 August 2021 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Pawapuri]]<br />
* [[Rajgir]]<br />
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==References==<br />
===Citation===<br />
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===Sources===<br />
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* {{cite book | last1=Bajwa | first1=Jagir Singh | last2=Kaur | first2=Ravinder | url={{Google books|TVXCiwdwPxsC|page=211|plain-url=yes}} | title=Tourism Management | publisher=APH Publishing | year=2007 | isbn=9788131300473 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last1=Shukla | first1=U. N. | last2=Kulshreshtha | first2=Sharad Kumar | url={{Google books|58OkDwAAQBAJ|page=105|plain-url=yes}} | title=Emerging Trends in Indian Tourism and Hospitality: Transformation and Innovation | publisher=Copal Publishing Group | location=[[Uttar Pradesh]] | year=2019 | isbn=9789383419760 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Singh | first=Pradyuman | url={{Google books|399UDwAAQBAJ|pg=PT467|plain-url=yes}} | title=Bihar General Knowledge Digest | publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] | year=2018 | isbn=9789352667697 }}<br />
* {{cite web | last=Ahmed | first=Syed Saad | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/50302/bihar_nalanda_evocative_ruins | title=The beauty and power of ancient Nalanda's ruins overwhelm the senses | work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]] | date=1 February 2017 | access-date=16 August 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Chaudhary | first=Pranava K. | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/row-over-mahaviras-birthplace/articleshow/232215.cms | title=Row over Mahavira's birthplace | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 October 2003 | access-date=16 August 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Nadim | first=Farrukh | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/guv-to-open-two-day-kundalpur-fest-today/articleshow/68911229.cms | title=Bihar governor to open two-day Kundalpur fest today | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=17 April 2019 | access-date=16 August 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite news | author=TNN | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/nirvana-utsava-of-lord-mahavira/articleshow/25201653.cms | title=Nirvana Utsava of Lord Mahavira | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=4 November 2013 | access-date=16 August 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite journal | last=Borah | first=Srotoswini | url=https://rjhssonline.com/HTMLPaper.aspx?Journal=Research%20Journal%20of%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences;PID=2017-8-2-18 | title=Jaina Religion and their Heritage in Bihar | journal=Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences | doi=10.5958/2321-5828.2017.00033.X | year=2017 | volume=8 | issue=2 | page=223 | access-date=16 August 2021 | url-access=subscription | doi-access=free }}<br />
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