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	\| regions = {{IND}}~~<~~br /~~>~~ [[Maharashtra]]		\| regions = {{IND}}<br /> [[Maharashtra]]
	\| languages = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] and [[Kannada language\|Kannada]]		\| languages = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] and [[Kannada language\|Kannada]]
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	[[Jainism]] has been present in [[Maharashtra]] since ancient times.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|last=Starr \|first=Kelsey Jo \|date=2021-08-17 \|title=6 facts about Jains in India \|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/08/17/6-facts-about-jains-in-india/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|website=Pew Research Center \|language=en-US}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The famous [[Ellora Caves]] demonstrate that Jainism was part of a thriving religious culture in Maharashtra in premodern times.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|title=Bot Verification \|url=https://jainavenue.org/development-of-jain-architecture-from-caves-to-temple-architecture-in-maharashtra/ \|access-date=2024-12-23 \|website=jainavenue.org}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		[[Jainism]] has been present in [[Maharashtra]] since ancient times.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Starr \|first=Kelsey Jo \|date=2021-08-17 \|title=6 facts about Jains in India \|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/08/17/6-facts-about-jains-in-india/ \|access-date=2025-03-17 \|website=Pew Research Center \|language=en-US}}</ref> The famous [[Ellora Caves]] demonstrate that Jainism was part of a thriving religious culture in Maharashtra in premodern times.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bot Verification \|url=https://jainavenue.org/development-of-jain-architecture-from-caves-to-temple-architecture-in-maharashtra/ \|access-date=2024-12-23 \|website=jainavenue.org}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	* [[Upajjhaya]]		* [[Upajjhaya]]
	* [[Kumbhoj\|Kamboja]]~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Kambhoja&pg=PA910 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Boeken \|isbn=9788179911013 \|access-date=2012-04-24\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&q=Kambhoja+desh+features&pg=PA265 \|title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions - Syed Siraj Ul Hassan - Google Boeken \|isbn=9788120604889 \|access-date=2012-04-24\|last1=Hassan \|first1=Syed Siraj ul \|year=1989 \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		* [[Kumbhoj\|Kamboja]]<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Kambhoja&pg=PA910 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Boeken \|isbn=9788179911013 \|access-date=2012-04-24\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&q=Kambhoja+desh+features&pg=PA265 \|title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions - Syed Siraj Ul Hassan - Google Boeken \|isbn=9788120604889 \|access-date=2012-04-24\|last1=Hassan \|first1=Syed Siraj ul \|year=1989 \|language=en}}</ref>
	* Harada		* Harada
	*Jabade, Jain community in Maharashtra		*Jabade, Jain community in Maharashtra
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	==Religious organizations==		==Religious organizations==
	{{main\|Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha}}		{{main\|Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha}}
	The [[Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha]], Veer Seva Dal are religious and social service organization of the [[Jainism\|Jain]]s of South India. The organization is headquartered at [[Kolhapur]], Maharashtra, India.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=dakshina+bharat+jain+sabha&pg=PA368 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books \|isbn=9788179911006 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LW8czr_HzzwC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA235 \|title=The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books \|date= 4 April 1991\|isbn=9780521365055 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Carrithers \|first1=Michael \|last2=Humphrey \|first2=Caroline \|language=en }}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNNz1jcN9cC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA72 \|title=A World Religions Reader - Google Books \|date= 26 May 2009\|isbn=9781405171090 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Markham \|first1=Ian S. \|last2=Sapp \|first2=Christy Lohr \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra ([[Marathi Jains]]) and Karnataka ([[Kannada Jains]]).		The [[Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha]], Veer Seva Dal are religious and social service organization of the [[Jainism\|Jain]]s of South India. The organization is headquartered at [[Kolhapur]], Maharashtra, India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=dakshina+bharat+jain+sabha&pg=PA368 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books \|isbn=9788179911006 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 }}</ref> The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LW8czr_HzzwC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA235 \|title=The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books \|date= 4 April 1991\|isbn=9780521365055 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Carrithers \|first1=Michael \|last2=Humphrey \|first2=Caroline \|language=en }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNNz1jcN9cC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA72 \|title=A World Religions Reader - Google Books \|date= 26 May 2009\|isbn=9781405171090 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Markham \|first1=Ian S. \|last2=Sapp \|first2=Christy Lohr \|language=en}}</ref> The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra ([[Marathi Jains]]) and Karnataka ([[Kannada Jains]]).

	{{main\|Jainism in Mumbai}}		{{main\|Jainism in Mumbai}}
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	* [[Shantinath Jain Teerth]]		* [[Shantinath Jain Teerth]]
	* [[Ramtek Jain temple\|Shantinath temple]], [[Ramtek]]		* [[Ramtek Jain temple\|Shantinath temple]], [[Ramtek]]
	* [[Jahaj Mandir]], [[Mandwala]]~~<~~ref~~>~~[http://shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm Jahaj mandir] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032230/http://www.shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm \|date=13 September 2014 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		* [[Jahaj Mandir]], [[Mandwala]]<ref>[http://shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm Jahaj mandir] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032230/http://www.shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm \|date=13 September 2014 }}</ref>
	* [[Jintur]]		* [[Jintur]]
	* [[Godiji\|Godiji Parshwanath Temple]], [[Mumbai]]		* [[Godiji\|Godiji Parshwanath Temple]], [[Mumbai]]
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	~~<~~gallery mode="packed" heights="150"~~>~~		<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
	File:Ellora-Jain-cave.jpg\|Jain cave in [[Ellora]]		File:Ellora-Jain-cave.jpg\|Jain cave in [[Ellora]]
	File:Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Temple.JPG\|[[Shantinath Jain Teerth]], [[Indapur]], [[Pune]]		File:Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Temple.JPG\|[[Shantinath Jain Teerth]], [[Indapur]], [[Pune]]
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	File:23rd Tirthankara Parshva Parsvanath Parshvanatha Jainism India.jpg\|Idol of Lord Shri Parshvanath at Kachner		File:23rd Tirthankara Parshva Parsvanath Parshvanatha Jainism India.jpg\|Idol of Lord Shri Parshvanath at Kachner
	File:Lord_Mahaveer_at_dharashiv_cave.jpg\|Lord Mahaveer at [[Dharashiv Caves]]		File:Lord_Mahaveer_at_dharashiv_cave.jpg\|Lord Mahaveer at [[Dharashiv Caves]]
	~~<~~/gallery~~>~~		</gallery>
	Shri Kalikund Parshwanatha Digambar Jain Kshetra		Shri Kalikund Parshwanatha Digambar Jain Kshetra

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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|Religion\|India}}~~
	* [[Jainism in Mumbai]]		* [[Jainism in Mumbai]]
	* [[Acharya]] [[Shantisagar]]		* [[Acharya]] [[Shantisagar]]

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			{{Short description\|none}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}
	{{More citations needed\|date=June 2016}}		{{More citations needed\|date=June 2016}}
	{{Infobox ethnic group		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\| image = File:2 La grotte Jain Indra Sabha Ellora Caves, India.jpg		\| image = File:2 La grotte Jain Indra Sabha Ellora Caves, India.jpg
	\| caption = ''Indra Sabha'', [[Ellora Caves]]		\| caption = ''Indra Sabha'', [[Ellora Caves]]
	\| group = ~~Marathi Jains~~		\| group =
	\| regions = {{IND}}<br /> [[Maharashtra]]		\| regions = {{IND}}<br /> [[Maharashtra]]
	\| languages = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]		\| languages = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] and [[Kannada language\|Kannada]]
	\| religions = [[Jainism]]		\| religions = [[Jainism]]
			\| Sect =
	}}		}}
			{{Jainism}}

	[[Jainism]] has been present in [[Maharashtra]] since ancient times. The famous [[Ellora Caves]] demonstrate that Jainism was part of a thriving religious culture in Maharashtra in premodern times.		[[Jainism]] has been present in [[Maharashtra]] since ancient times. The famous [[Ellora Caves]] demonstrate that Jainism was part of a thriving religious culture in Maharashtra in premodern times.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Foot bahubali2.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|981 A.D. Marathi inscription at the foot of [[Bahubali\|Bahubali statue]] at Jain temple in [[Shravanabelagola]] is one of the earliest known Marathi inscription found. It was derived from Jain-Prakrit language.]]		[[File:Foot bahubali2.jpg\|left\|thumb\|981 A.D. Marathi inscription at the foot of [[Bahubali\|Bahubali statue]] at Jain temple in [[Shravanabelagola]] is one of the earliest known Marathi inscription found. It was derived from Jain-Prakrit language.]]
	Jainism in Maharashtra has a long history.		Jainism in Maharashtra has a long history.
	The oldest inscription in Maharashtra is a 2nd-century BC Jain inscription in a cave near Pale village in the [[Pune District]]. It was written in the [[Jain Prakrit]] and includes the [[Navkar Mantra]].		The oldest inscription in Maharashtra is a 2nd-century BC Jain inscription in a cave near Pale village in the [[Pune District]]. It was written in the [[Jain Prakrit]] and includes the [[Navkar Mantra]].
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	== Jain communities in present day Maharashtra==		== Jain communities in present day Maharashtra==
			[[File:Hindi granth karyalay.JPG\|Office of the [[Hindi Granth Karyalay]], Mumbai, publishers of books on Jainism\|thumb]]
			[[File:BahubaliKumbhoj.JPG\|[[Kumbhoj Jain temple]] is seat for [[Bhattaraka]]\|thumb]]

	The native Jains of Maharashtra today are endogamous communities and generally do not intermarry with the Jains who have arrived from [[North India]]. They are all [[Digambar]]as and are divided into four large communities:		The native Jains of Maharashtra today are endogamous communities and generally do not intermarry with the Jains who have arrived from [[North India]]. They are all [[Digambar]]as and are divided into four large communities:

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	==Religious organizations==		==Religious organizations==
	{{main\|Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha}}		{{main\|Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha}}
	The [[Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha]] is a religious and social service organization of the [[Jainism\|Jain]]s of South India. The organization is headquartered at [[Kolhapur]], Maharashtra, India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=dakshina+bharat+jain+sabha&pg=PA368 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books \|isbn=9788179911006 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 }}</ref> The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LW8czr_HzzwC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA235 \|title=The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books \|date= 4 April 1991\|isbn=9780521365055 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|~~last2~~=Carrithers \|~~first2~~=Michael \|~~last3~~=Humphrey \|~~first3~~=Caroline }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNNz1jcN9cC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA72 \|title=A World Religions Reader - Google Books \|date= 26 May 2009\|isbn=9781405171090 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Markham \|first1=Ian S. \|last2=Sapp \|first2=Christy Lohr }}</ref> The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra ([[Marathi Jains]]) and Karnataka ([[Kannada Jains]]).		The [[Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha]] is a religious and social service organization of the [[Jainism\|Jain]]s of South India. The organization is headquartered at [[Kolhapur]], Maharashtra, India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=dakshina+bharat+jain+sabha&pg=PA368 \|title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books \|isbn=9788179911006 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Bhanu \|first1=B. V. \|year=2004 }}</ref> The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LW8czr_HzzwC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA235 \|title=The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books \|date= 4 April 1991\|isbn=9780521365055 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Carrithers \|first1=Michael \|last2=Humphrey \|first2=Caroline }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNNz1jcN9cC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA72 \|title=A World Religions Reader - Google Books \|date= 26 May 2009\|isbn=9781405171090 \|access-date=2013-01-30\|last1=Markham \|first1=Ian S. \|last2=Sapp \|first2=Christy Lohr }}</ref> The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra ([[Marathi Jains]]) and Karnataka ([[Kannada Jains]]).

	==Jainism in Mumbai==		==Jainism in Mumbai==
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	[[Mumbai]] has one of the largest populations of [[Jainism\|Jains]] amongst all the cities in [[India]]. Mumbai also has numerous [[Jain temples]].		[[Mumbai]] has one of the largest populations of [[Jainism\|Jains]] amongst all the cities in [[India]]. Mumbai also has numerous [[Jain temples]].

			==Jain Tirthas and Temples==
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	\| caption1 = Painting ~~Jain~~ Ellora Caves		\| caption1 = Painting inside ''Indra Sabha'' cave at [[Ellora Caves]]
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	~~==Jain Tirthas and Temples==~~
	~~{{Jainism}}~~
	* [[Ellora Caves#The Jain caves\|Ellora Jain Caves]]		* [[Ellora Caves#The Jain caves\|Ellora Jain Caves]]
	* [[Mangi-Tungi]]		* [[Mangi-Tungi]]
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	* [[Paithan#Paithan Jain Tirth\|Paithan Jain Tirth]]		* [[Paithan#Paithan Jain Tirth\|Paithan Jain Tirth]]
	* [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park#Jain temple\|Trimurti Digambar Jain Mandir]] in [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]], [[Borivali]]		* [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park#Jain temple\|Trimurti Digambar Jain Mandir]] in [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]], [[Borivali]]
	* [[Pimpri-Chinchwad#Tourism\|Shree Mahavir Jain Temple]] in [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] near pune		* [[Pimpri-Chinchwad#Parks, Recreation and Tourism\|Shree Mahavir Jain Temple]] in [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] near pune
	* [[Ramtek]]		* [[Ramtek]]
	* [[Osmanabad district#Tourism\|Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kunthalgiri]], Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra		* [[Osmanabad district#Tourism\|Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kunthalgiri]], Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
	~~StatueOfAhimsa.jpg\|''Statue Of Ahimsa'' - Largest Jain statue~~
	File:Ellora-Jain-cave.jpg\|Jain cave in [[Ellora]]		File:Ellora-Jain-cave.jpg\|Jain cave in [[Ellora]]
	File:Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Temple.JPG\|[[Shantinath Jain Teerth]], [[Indapur]], [[Pune]]		File:Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Temple.JPG\|[[Shantinath Jain Teerth]], [[Indapur]], [[Pune]]
	File:Dharmachakra, lord mahaviras temple.jpg\|Shree Dharmachakra Prabhav Tirth at [[Gajpanth]]		File:Dharmachakra, lord mahaviras temple.jpg\|Shree Dharmachakra Prabhav Tirth at [[Gajpanth]]
	File:Summit of Shantinath Jain Mandir, Ramtek. - panoramio.jpg\|[[Ramtek\|Shantinath Jain temple, Ramtek]]		File:Summit of Shantinath Jain Mandir, Ramtek. - panoramio.jpg\|[[Ramtek\|Shantinath Jain temple, Ramtek]]
	File:~~BahubaliKumbhoj.JPG\|Jain temple in [[Kumbhoj]]~~		File:Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir Katraj Pune.JPG\|Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir in [[Katraj]], Pune
	Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir Katraj Pune.JPG\|Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir in [[Katraj]], Pune
	File:Jain temple in bombay 3.jpg\|Walkeshwar Jain temple in [[Jainism in Mumbai\|Mumbai]]		File:Jain temple in bombay 3.jpg\|Walkeshwar Jain temple in [[Jainism in Mumbai\|Mumbai]]
	File:Jain Temple located in Dadawadi.jpg\|Dadabadi, [[Jalgaon]]		File:Jain Temple located in Dadawadi.jpg\|Dadabadi, [[Jalgaon]]
	Godiji.jpg\|[[Godiji\|Shri Godiji Parshwanth]], Mumbai		File:Godiji.jpg\|[[Godiji\|Shri Godiji Parshwanth]], Mumbai
	~~Kachner~~.jpg\|Idol of Lord Shri Parshvanath at Kachner		File:23rd Tirthankara Parshva Parsvanath Parshvanatha Jainism India.jpg\|Idol of Lord Shri Parshvanath at Kachner
	File:Lord_Mahaveer_at_dharashiv_cave.jpg\|Lord Mahaveer at [[Dharashiv Caves]]		File:Lord_Mahaveer_at_dharashiv_cave.jpg\|Lord Mahaveer at [[Dharashiv Caves]]
	~~File:Hindi granth karyalay.JPG\|Office of the [[Hindi Granth Karyalay]], Mumbai, publishers of books on Jainism~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Notable Marathi Jains==		==Notable Marathi Jains==
			* [[Walchand Hirachand]]
			* [[Ajit Gulabchand]]
			* [[Akshar Kothari]]
	* [[V. Shantaram]]		* [[V. Shantaram]]
	* [[Sandhya Shantaram]]		* [[Sandhya Shantaram]]
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	* [[Raju Shetti]]		* [[Raju Shetti]]
	* [[Vidyadhar Johrapurkar]]		* [[Vidyadhar Johrapurkar]]
	* Nirmalkumar Phadkule		* [[Nirmalkumar]] [[Phadkule]]
	* [[Vilas Adinath Sangave]]		* [[Vilas Adinath Sangave]]
	* [[Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale]]		* [[Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale]]
			* [[Kallappa Awade\|Kallapa Awade]]
			*[[Rajendra Patil]]
			*[[Justice Bhalchandra Vagyani]]
			*[[Dhananjay Gunde]]

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| image = File:2 La grotte Jain Indra Sabha Ellora Caves, India.jpg
| caption = ''Indra Sabha'', [[Ellora Caves]]
| group = Marathi Jains
| regions = {{IND}}<br /> [[Maharashtra]]
| languages = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| religions = [[Jainism]]
}}
[[Jainism]] has been present in [[Maharashtra]] since ancient times. The famous [[Ellora Caves]] demonstrate that Jainism was part of a thriving religious culture in Maharashtra in premodern times.

==History==
[[File:Foot bahubali2.jpg|right|thumb|981 A.D. Marathi inscription at the foot of [[Bahubali|Bahubali statue]] at Jain temple in [[Shravanabelagola]] is one of the earliest known Marathi inscription found. It was derived from Jain-Prakrit language.]]
Jainism in Maharashtra has a long history.
The oldest inscription in Maharashtra is a 2nd-century BC Jain inscription in a cave near Pale village in the [[Pune District]]. It was written in the [[Jain Prakrit]] and includes the [[Navkar Mantra]].
The first Marathi inscription known is at [[Shravanabelagola]], [[Karnataka]] near the left foot of the statue of [[Bahubali]], dated 981 CE.

Maharashtra was ruled many Jain rulers such as the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty]] and the [[Shilahara]]s. Many of forts were built by kings from these dynasties and thus [[derasar|Jain temples]] or their remains are found in them. Texts such as the ''Shankardigvijaya'' and ''Shivlilamruta'' suggest that a large number of [[Marathi people]]followed jainism in the ancient period.

== Jain communities in present day Maharashtra==
The native Jains of Maharashtra today are endogamous communities and generally do not intermarry with the Jains who have arrived from [[North India]]. They are all [[Digambar]]as and are divided into four large communities:

* [[Saitwal]], originally Tailors and Cloth Merchants
* [[Chaturtha]], originally agriculturists, now engaged in various professions
* [[Panchama]], various professions
* Kasar, traditionally coppersmiths

In addition there are several smaller native Maharashtrian Jain communities.

* [[Upajjhaya]]
* [[Kumbhoj|Kamboja]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BsBEgVa804IC&q=Kambhoja&pg=PA910 |title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Boeken |isbn=9788179911013 |access-date=2012-04-24|last1=Bhanu |first1=B. V. |year=2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&q=Kambhoja+desh+features&pg=PA265 |title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions - Syed Siraj Ul Hassan - Google Boeken |isbn=9788120604889 |access-date=2012-04-24|last1=Hassan |first1=Syed Siraj ul |year=1989 }}</ref>
* Harada
*Jabade, Jain community in Maharashtra
* [[Dhakad]] A small Jain community found primarily in Western Vidarbha districts of Akola, Yavatmal, Washim and Amravati.

Each of the four major communities led by its own spiritual leader ([[Bhattaraka]]), who heads a [[Matha]].

Immigrant Jains have a large population in Maharashtra. Majority of them are from [[Jainism in Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] and [[Jainism in Gujarat|Gujarat]]. Some of them are from [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Some of these communities have been in Maharashtra for centuries, and are now indistinguishable from the native residents of Maharashtra. They are divided in following large groups:
* [[Agrawal]]
* [[Oswal]]
* [[Sarawagi]]
* [[Jaiswal Jain|Jaiswal]]
* [[Shrimal]]i
* [[Humad]]
* [[Bagherwal]]
* Palliwal
* [[Porwad]]
* Ban. And Parmar etc.

==Religious organizations==
{{main|Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha}}
The [[Dakshin Bharat Jain Sabha]] is a religious and social service organization of the [[Jainism|Jain]]s of South India. The organization is headquartered at [[Kolhapur]], Maharashtra, India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmBjoAFMfjoC&q=dakshina+bharat+jain+sabha&pg=PA368 |title=People of India: Maharashtra - Kumar Suresh Singh - Google Books |isbn=9788179911006 |access-date=2013-01-30|last1=Bhanu |first1=B. V. |year=2004 }}</ref> The association is credited with being one of the first Jain associations to start reform movements among the Jains in modern India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LW8czr_HzzwC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA235 |title=The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society - Google Books |date= 4 April 1991|isbn=9780521365055 |access-date=2013-01-30|last2=Carrithers |first2=Michael |last3=Humphrey |first3=Caroline }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdNNz1jcN9cC&q=South+Indian+Jain+Association&pg=PA72 |title=A World Religions Reader - Google Books |date= 26 May 2009|isbn=9781405171090 |access-date=2013-01-30|last1=Markham |first1=Ian S. |last2=Sapp |first2=Christy Lohr }}</ref> The organization mainly seeks to represent the interests of the native Jains of Maharashtra ([[Marathi Jains]]) and Karnataka ([[Kannada Jains]]).

==Jainism in Mumbai==
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[[Mumbai]] has one of the largest populations of [[Jainism|Jains]] amongst all the cities in [[India]]. Mumbai also has numerous [[Jain temples]].

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==Jain Tirthas and Temples==
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* [[Ellora Caves#The Jain caves|Ellora Jain Caves]]
* [[Mangi-Tungi]]
* [[Kumbhoj]]
* [[Jahaj Mandir]], [[Mandwala]]<ref>[http://shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm Jahaj mandir] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032230/http://www.shribahubali.org/bahubali_Jahajmandir.htm |date=13 September 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Shantinath Jain Teerth]]
* [[Godiji|Godiji Parshwanath Temple]], [[Mumbai]]
* [[Nemgiri]] in [[Parbhani district]]
* [[Katraj#Katraj Jain Temple|Katraj Tirth]], Pune<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yatratojaintemples.com/english/par150_details.asp?tempid=771 |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071344/http://www.yatratojaintemples.com/english/par150_details.asp?tempid=771 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Gajpanth]]
* [[Walkeshwar#Places of interest|Babu Amichand Panalal Adishwarji Jain Temple]], [[Walkeshwar]]
* [[Shirpur#Shri Antariksha digambar jain Parshvanath|Shri Antariksha Parshvanath]]
* [[Sakri#Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth.2C Balsana.2C Sakri.2C Dhule|Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth]], [[Sakri]]
* [[Shirpur#Other Jain Temples|Shirpurji teerth]], [[Dhule district]], [[Nashik]]
* [[Nijampur Dhule#Tourism|Pashvanath Jain Temple]], [[Nijampur Dhule]]
* Shri 1008 Mallinath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, [[Shirad Shahpur]]
* [[Bibwewadi#Jain Temple|Shri vimalnatha swami Jain shwetambar temple]] in Bibwewadi
* [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra#Tourist attractions|Kachner Jain temple]] in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]
* [[Paithan#Paithan Jain Tirth|Paithan Jain Tirth]]
* [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park#Jain temple|Trimurti Digambar Jain Mandir]] in [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]], [[Borivali]]
* [[Pimpri-Chinchwad#Tourism|Shree Mahavir Jain Temple]] in [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]] near pune
* [[Ramtek]]
* [[Osmanabad district#Tourism|Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra Kunthalgiri]], Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra

==Gallery==
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StatueOfAhimsa.jpg|''Statue Of Ahimsa'' - Largest Jain statue
File:Ellora-Jain-cave.jpg|Jain cave in [[Ellora]]
File:Shri 1008 Shantinath Jain Temple.JPG|[[Shantinath Jain Teerth]], [[Indapur]], [[Pune]]
File:Dharmachakra, lord mahaviras temple.jpg|Shree Dharmachakra Prabhav Tirth at [[Gajpanth]]
File:Summit of Shantinath Jain Mandir, Ramtek. - panoramio.jpg|[[Ramtek|Shantinath Jain temple, Ramtek]]
File:BahubaliKumbhoj.JPG|Jain temple in [[Kumbhoj]]
Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir Katraj Pune.JPG|Jain Pavapuri Jal Mandir in [[Katraj]], Pune
File:Jain temple in bombay 3.jpg|Walkeshwar Jain temple in [[Jainism in Mumbai|Mumbai]]
File:Jain Temple located in Dadawadi.jpg|Dadabadi, [[Jalgaon]]
Godiji.jpg|[[Godiji|Shri Godiji Parshwanth]], Mumbai
Kachner.jpg|Idol of Lord Shri Parshvanath at Kachner
File:Lord_Mahaveer_at_dharashiv_cave.jpg|Lord Mahaveer at [[Dharashiv Caves]]
File:Hindi granth karyalay.JPG|Office of the [[Hindi Granth Karyalay]], Mumbai, publishers of books on Jainism
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==Notable Marathi Jains==
* [[V. Shantaram]]
* [[Sandhya Shantaram]]
* [[Kiran Shantaram]]
* [[Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil]]
* [[Bal Patil]]
* [[Suresh Jain]]
* [[Vaibhav Mangle]]
* [[Raju Shetti]]
* [[Vidyadhar Johrapurkar]]
* Nirmalkumar Phadkule
* [[Vilas Adinath Sangave]]
* [[Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Religion|India}}
* [[Jainism in Mumbai]]
* [[Acharya]] [[Shantisagar]]
* [[Acharya]] [[Vidyasagar (Jain monk)|Vidyasagar]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190101035847/http://jainconnect.org/ JainConnect.org - Newly evolving Online Portal/Directory for Jain Community]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170524040737/http://jainfriends.com/ A portal to connect jains and discuss about Jainism and other things]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211220452/http://tirth.jinvani.com/tirthlist.php?id=15&page=0 Jain Tirthas in Maharashtra]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060321202300/http://www.jainteerth.com/teerth/ellora.asp Ellora]
* [http://marathas.tripod.com History Of Maharashtra]

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