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{{short description|Jain temple}}
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'''Parashanatha Temple''' is a [[Jain temple]] dedicated to [[Parshvanatha|Parasnath]] in [[Masarh]] village near [[Arrah]] in [[Bihar]]. It was built by Babu Shankar Lal of Arrah in 1819,<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Bhāratīya saṃskr̥tike vikāsameṃ Jaina vāṅmayakā avadāna, Volume 2|publisher=Akhila Bhāratavarshīya Digambara Jaina Vidvatparishad|year=1983|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> a Inscription in the temple reads that this temple is dedicated to a citizen of ''Aramnagar'' (perhaps the old name of Arrah<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritageuniversityofkerala.com/JournalPDF/Volume5/28.pdf|title=Lion Motif in Mauryan Art: Indigenous or Foreign?|website=heritageuniversityofkerala.com|url-status=live|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Singh|first=Rana|date=September 2019|title=Masarh : A Great Archaeo-Historic Site of Bihar|journal=J. P. University, Chapra|volume=63}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Archaeological Survey of India: Reports 1862-1884, Volumes 3-23|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>). There are statues of 8 prominent Jain figures are in the Temple along with seven dated Jain Inscriptions.

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[[Category:Jain temples in Bihar]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1819]]
[[Category:1819 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bhojpur district, India]]

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>Shyamsunder: removed Category:Bhojpur district, India; added Category:Tourist attractions in Bhojpur district, India using HotCat