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{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Jain temples, Vidisha<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Maladevi Temple Gyaraspur facade.jpg<br />
| alt = Maladevi temple<br />
| caption = Maladevi temple<br />
| location = [[Vidisha]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|23|39|32.1|N|78|06|49.1|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| deity = [[Tirthankar]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 14 + 1 cave<br />
| monument_quantity = <br />
| established = 4th to 5th century<br />
| completed = 10th century <br />
| creator = [[Gupta dynasty|Gupta]], [[Pratihara dynasty]]<br />
| governing_body = <br />
| website = <br />
| architecture_style = [[Gupta]], [[Māru-Gurjara]], [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]<br />
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{{Jainism}}<br />
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Vidisha is considered to be Puranakshetras [[Tirtha (Jainism)|Jain tirtha]]. The Jain temples are located in [[Vidisha district]] in state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. According to Jain belief, Vidisha is the birthplace of [[Shitalanatha]], the tenth [[tirthankar]]. Here the first 108 feet elevated temple with all Tirthankaras with Shitalanatha as the principal deity is under construction.{{Sfn|Dainik Bhaskar|108 feet temple}}<br />
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== Jain cave ==<br />
{{Main|Udayagiri Caves}}<br />
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According to Jain belief, Vidisha is one of the first places where the Jain images were worshipped. The earliest of these are two Jain caves of [[Udayagiri Caves|Udayagiri]]. Only a torso remains of one cave, and this torso is now exhibited in an open-air museum.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=13}}<br />
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Cave 20 is the only cave in the Udayagiri Caves complex is dedicated to Jainism. It is on the northwestern edge of the hills. At the entrance is the image of the Jain Tirthankara [[Parshvanatha]] sitting under a serpent hood. The cave is divided into five rectangular rooms with stones stacked, the total length of {{convert|50|ft}} that is about {{convert|16|ft}} deep.{{sfn|Cunningham|1880|pp=53–54}}<br />
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== Jain temples ==<br />
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=== Bada Mandir ===<br />
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Bada Mandir is one of the fourteen Jain temples present in Vidisha. The temple is built in [[Mughal architecture]]. The bada mandir consists of a miraculous Jain idol which is considered to be older than the temple.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=13}}<br />
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=== Bajramath Jain temple ===<br />
{{Main|Bajramath temple}}<br />
Bajramath Jain temple is situated in [[Gyaraspur]] and dates back to the 9th century. This temple enshrines three [[garbhagriha]]s with the temple is fully decorated with Jain sculptures.{{Sfn|ASI|Bajramath Temple}} The temple was earlier a Brahmical temple dedicate to [[Surya]] but was transformed to a Jain temple.{{Sfn|Mitra|2010|p=77}} All three shrines of this temple are now occupied with idols of [[tirthankara]]s.{{Sfn|Ayyar|1987|p=16}}{{sfn|Mitra|2012|p=24}}<br />
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=== Maladevi temple ===<br />
{{Main|Maladevi temple}}<br />
Maladevi temple dates back to the 9th century. This is a rock-cut temple built in [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] style. The temple was initially a Brahmical temple but later converted to a Jain worship site. The temple is dedicated to [[Rishabhanatha|Adinatha]].{{Sfn|Mitra|2010|p=76}}{{sfn|Mitra|2012|p=23}} The Maladevi temple is considered one of the best examples of its collection of varied Jain sculptures.{{Sfn|Ghurye|2005|p=39}}<br />
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=== Gadarmal Devi temple ===<br />
{{main|Gadarmal Devi temple}}<br />
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Gadarmal Devi temple dates back to the 9th century. The architecture of this [[yogini temples|yogini temple]] is a fusion of [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Pratihara]] and Parmara styles. It is built similar to [[Teli ka Mandir]] in [[Gwalior fort]]. This temple houses both Hindu and Jain idols.{{Sfn|ASI|Gadarmal Temple}} The temple is made of sandstone with seven small shrines surrounding the main shrine.{{sfn|Mitra|2012|p=26}}<br />
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=== Pathari Jain temples ===<br />
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[[Pathari|Pataria Jain temples]] was built in the 9th century in Badoh city. These are a cluster of 25 temples with the main shrine surmounted with [[shikhara]]s; the other shrines have a flat roof, shikharas, and dome.{{Sfn|Jain|1972|p=431}}{{Sfn|ASI|Badoh Jain Temple}}<br />
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== Restoration ==<br />
In 1930, [[Gwalior]] state stepped up to conserve Maladevi temple.{{sfn|Kumar|2010}} All of the monuments in Vidisha are protected by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].{{Sfn|ASI|Vidisha}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pataria Jain Temple, Badoh.jpg|Pataria Jain temple<br />
File:Bajramath Temple Gyaraspur.jpg|Bajramath Jain temple<br />
File:Bajramath Temple N-MP-280 (23).jpg|Carvings of [[Vishnu]] on wall of Bajramath Jain temple<br />
File:Bajramath Temple N-MP-280 (28).jpg|Image of Adinatha inside Bajramath Jain temple<br />
File:Gadarmal Temple Badoh.jpg|[[Gadarmal Devi temple]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Siddhachal Caves]]<br />
* [[Gwalior fort]]<br />
* [[Vidisha]]<br />
* [[Beejamandal]]<br />
* [[Sironj]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
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* {{cite book|title= Report of Tours Bundelkhand and Malwa 1874–1875 and 1876–1877, Archaeological Survey of India, Vol. 10|publisher= ASI, Government of India|first=Alexander | last=Cunningham| year=1880|url =https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.35527/2015.35527.Report-Of-A-Tours-Bundelkhand-And-Malwa#page/n51/mode/2up|quote={{PD-notice}} }}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Titze |first1=Kurt |last2=Bruhn |first2=Klaus |title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loQkEIf8z5wC |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |edition=2 |date=1998 |isbn=81-208-1534-3 }}<br />
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G9eHPXL6UE0C|title= Costumes and Ornaments as Depicted in the Sculptures of Gwalior Museum<br />
|first=Sulochana |last=Ayyar|publisher=Mittal Publications| date=1987 | isbn= 9788170990024}} <br />
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TOrKExVXXpkC|title=Buddhist Circuit in Central India: Sanchi, Satdhara, Sonari, Andher|first=Swati |last=Mitra|publisher=Goodearth Publications |date=2010|isbn= 9789380262055}} <br />
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hCtnWt3Jhb4C|title=Rajput Architecture|first=G.S. |last=Ghurye |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |date=2005|isbn= 9788171544462}} <br />
* {{cite book | last=Mitra | first=Swati |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THW_OkoTuE4C|title=Temples of Madhya Pradesh|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn= 9789380262499 | edition=1 | year=2012 }}<br />
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C|title=Malwa Through The Ages|first=Kailash Chand |last=Jain|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |date=1972|isbn= 9788120808249 }} <br />
* {{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/gyaraspur-a-small-town-which-takes-you-back-in-time/articleshow/10422912.cms|title=Gyaraspur a small town which takes you back in time | publisher=[[India Times]] | date=20 October 2010|first=Arjun|last=Kumar|access-date=3 August 2019 }}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/vidisha_gyaraspur_maladevitemple.html|title=Maladevi Temple|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Maladevi Temple}} }}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/vidisha_gyaraspur_bajramath.html|title=Bajramath Temple|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Bajramath Temple}} }}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/vidisha_badoh_gadarmaltemple.html|title=Gadarmal Temple|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Gadarmal Temple}} }}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/vidisha_badoh_jaintemple.html|title=Badoh Jain Temple|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Badoh Jain Temple}} }}<br />
* {{Cite web|url=http://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/vidisha.html|title=Vidisha|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|ASI|Vidisha}} }}<br />
* {{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/bhopal/news/mp-news-rs-35-crores-of-donation-is-being-made-in-vidisha-the-country39s-first-108-feet-elevated-temple-together-with-all-tirthankars-065026-4362496.html|title=Vidisha, the country's first 108 feet elevated temple with all Tirthankars|date=17 April 2019|access-date=28 July 2019|publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|ref={{SfnRef|Dainik Bhaskar|108 feet temple}} }}<br />
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