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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox religious building<br />
| name = Naugaza Jain temple<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:1200 years old civilisation.jpg<br />
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| alt = Naugaza Jain temple<br />
| caption = Shantinath Jain temple<br />
| location = [[Rajgarh, Alwar|Rajgarh]] of [[Alwar District]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| map_type = India Rajasthan<br />
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| map_caption = Location of Mahavira Derasar in Rajasthan<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27|14|46.4|N|76|20|56|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| deity = [[Shantinatha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
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| established = 922 A.D.<br />
| creator = [[Mahipala I]]<br />
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| architecture_style = [[Gurjara-Pratihara]]<br />
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The '''Naugaza Digambar Jain temple''' is situated near Naugaza in [[Alwar District]], [[Rajasthan]]. The temple is situated near [[Neelkanth temple, Alwar district|Neelkanth temple]], Alwar.<br />
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== History ==<br />
According to an inscription in the National Museum, this temple was constructed on the 13th day of the dark half of month [[Vaisakha]], the second month in [[Hindu calendar]], in [[Vikram Samvat|VS]] 979 ({{circa|922-23 CE}}) during the reign of [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] ruler [[Mahipala I]] Deva of Kannauj. The inscription mentions Sarvadeva of Simhapadra as the architect of the temple. Only a colossal {{convert|5.33|m}} statue of Jain [[Tirthankara]] [[Shantinatha]] remains intact. The colossal statue is built in [[Digambara]] style.{{Sfn|Neelkanth}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Jain statue of Parshvanath, Naugaza temple, Alwar district, Rajasthan.jpg|Colossal statue of Shantinath<br />
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== Conservation ==<br />
The temple is now protected by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].{{Sfn|Neelkanth}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Jainism in Rajasthan]]<br />
* [[Mahavira Jain temple, Osian]]<br />
* [[Neelkanth temple, Alwar district|Neelkanth temple]]<br />
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== Reference ==<br />
=== Citation ===<br />
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=== Source ===<br />
* {{Cite web|url=http://asijaipurcircle.nic.in/Neelkanth.html|title=Neelkanth|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]|ref={{SfnRef|Neelkanth}} }}<br />
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{{Jain temples}}<br />
{{Jainism topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Jain art]]<br />
[[Category:Jain temples in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:10th-century Jain temples]]</div>
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