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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temple in the state of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]] <br />
| sect = [[Digambara]]<br />
| image = File:Shantinatha Pawagiri Jain Temple, Un Madhya Pradesh 006 (cropped).jpg<br />
| alt = Gvaleshwar temple<br />
| caption = Gvaleshwar temple<br />
| native_name = ग्वालेश्वर मंदिर<br />
| native_name_lang = hi<br />
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh<br />
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| map_caption = Location within Madhya Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21|49|14.2|N|75|27|15|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = Oon village, [[Khargone district|Khargone]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Shantinatha]]<br />
| established = 13th century<br />
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| architecture_style = [[Nagara architecture]]<br />
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'''Pawagiri Jain Temple''' or '''Gvaleshwar temple''' is a [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]] located in Oon village, [[Khargone district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The temple was constructed by Jain merchants who migrated from [[Malwa]] following the annexation of King [[Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty)|Kumarapala]] of [[Chaulukya dynasty]] in 1150 CE. The {{lang|sa|triratha}} pedestal of the [[Tirthankara]] idol inside the temple bears an inscription dated 1263 CE ([[Vikram Samvat|V.S.]] 1321).{{sfn|Akhikari|2004|p=1201}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The temple plan is similar to ''Chaubara Dera 2'', another nearby Jain temple. The temple features a square {{lang|sa|[[maṇḍapa]]}} with four doors, three lead to outside and one leads to {{lang|sa|[[garbhagriha]]}} of the temple.{{sfn|Jain|1972|p=442}}{{sfn|ASI}}<br />
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The temple is a [[Tirtha (Jainism)|siddha kshetras]], site of {{lang|sa|[[Moksha (Jainism)|moksha]]}} (liberation) for Jain monks. The temple is called Gvaleshwar as {{lang|hi|gvālas}} (cow herders) used to take shelter here during storms.{{sfn|Jain|1972|p=442}}{{sfn|District Administration}} The main {{lang|sa|vedi}} enshrines three polished black coloured idols and the central idol is the [[mulnayak]] of the temple.{{sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=134}} The mulnayak is a {{convert|12.5|ft}} idol tall of [[Shantinatha]] that bears an inscription dated 1206 CE.{{sfn|Mishra|1973|pp=149-150}}<br />
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This temple is protected by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].{{sfn|ASI}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Jain temples of Khajuraho]]<br />
* [[Paramara dynasty]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Books ===<br />
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* {{cite book |last=Jain |first=Kailash Chand |title=Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D |url={{Google books|_3O7q7cU7k0C|page=442|plainurl=yes}} |year=1972 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-0824-9 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Mishra |first=Vibhuti Bushan |title=Religious Beliefs and Practices of North India during the Early Mediaeval Period<br />
|url={{Google books|LB1qhsw10IwC|page=149|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] | volume=3 | series=Handbook of Oriental Studies | year=1973 | location=[[Netherland]] |isbn=978-90-04-03610-9 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last1=Titze |first1=Kurt |last2=Bruhn|first2=Klaus |title=Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-Violence |url={{Google books|loQkEIf8z5wC|page=134|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |edition=2 |year=1998 |isbn=978-81-208-1534-6 }}<br />
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=== Web ===<br />
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* {{cite journal |last=Akhikari |first=Swati Mandal |title=Professor Sudhir Ranjan Das Memorial Prize Essay: Chronology of temples at Un |journal=[[Indian History Congress]] |date=2004 |volume=65 |pages=1197–1202 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44144828 | jstor=44144828 }}<br />
* {{cite web | title=Shri Mahalaxmi and Other Temples of Oon | url=https://khargone.nic.in/en/tourist-place/shri-mahalaxmi-temple-oon | work=District Administration, Khargone | publisher=[[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] | access-date=3 February 2023 | ref={{sfnref|District Administration}} }}<br />
* {{cite web | title=Jain temple 1 to 3 | url=https://asibhopal.nic.in/monument/khargone_un_jaintemple1to3.html | website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | access-date=3 February 2023 | ref={{sfnref|ASI}} }}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
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