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'''Pisanhari ki Marhia''' is a [[Jain temple]] built in the 15th century and located in the city of [[Jabalpur]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. The temple is named after its creator, a local woman who, according to legend, paid for the construction of the temple with the money she saved from milling flour. Many other temples have since been added making this a [[Tirtha (Hinduism)|tirtha]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The original temple was contains two pratimas installed in 1442 CE. The name derives from the word "pisanhari", meaning a woman engaged in the work of manual [[Milling (machining)|milling]] of flour.<ref>{{cite web |title=हिंदी खबर, 600 साल पहले, चक्की में आटा पीसकर वृद्धा ने बनाया था ये अनूठा 'जैन तीर्थ' |url=https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/an-amazing-jain-temple-the-pisanhari-madhiya-1469624 |website=Patrika News |access-date=4 September 2021 |language=hindi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627224844/https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/an-amazing-jain-temple-the-pisanhari-madhiya-1469624 |archive-date=27 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to legend, Pisanhari was a poor woman who saved enough money from milling flour to construct the temple.{{sfn|Mitra|2012|p=87}}{{sfn|Kostha}} A statue of Pisanhari is at the temple's entrance, and the [[Quern-stone|quern stones]] are still kept on top of the entrance gate of the marhia.{{sfn|Sen|2019}}<br />
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The temple complex includes inscriptions. Though they have not yet been deciphered, they are believed to be from the 14th century.{{sfn|Sen|2019}}<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
[[File:Nandishwar Dweep Outside view (cropped).jpg|thumb|Nandishwar Dweep]]<br />
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The Pisanhari ki Marhia temples is a complex of 13 smaller temples including the Samavsaran Mandir, the [[Manastambha]], the Bhagwan Bahubali statue, and the Shri Nandishwar Dweep Jinalaya, among others.{{sfn|Rao|2018}} Nandishwar Dweep Jinalya is the largest [[Jainism|Jain]] temple in the foothills with an area of {{convert|15000|ft2}}. The roof of the temple is built in [[Vault (architecture)|vault]] fashion, and includes a ''[[mandapa]]'' (pillared hall) and a two-story ''[[garbhagriha]]'' (inner sanctuary). The temple houses 152 marble idols of [[Tirthankara]] seated in small shrines. The temple is famous for its artwork.{{sfn|Mitra|2008|p=36}} The temple features a {{convert|55|ft|adj=on}} idol of [[Bahubali]].{{sfn|Sen|2019}}<br />
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The temple complex covers {{convert|18|acre|m2}} and includes a ''[[Gurukula]]''—Brahmi Vidyashram, a girls' hostel, a ''[[Dharamshala (type of building)|dharmshala]]'' (rest house), and a ''Bhojnalaya'' (restaurant).{{sfn|Mitra|2008|p=37}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir]]<br />
* [[Rani Durgawati Museum]]<br />
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==References==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book | last=Mitra | first=Swati |url={{Google books|HiOyJuxqZv4C|page=36|plainurl=yes}} |title=Jabalpur, City Guide|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn=9788187780731 | edition=1 | year=2008 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last=Mitra | first=Swati |url={{Google books|THW_OkoTuE4C|page=87|plainurl=yes}} |title=Temples of Madhya Pradesh|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn=9789380262499 | edition=1 | year=2012 }}<br />
* {{cite news | last=Sen | first=Abha |title=600 साल पहले, चक्की में आटा पीसकर वृद्धा ने बनाया था ये अनूठा 'जैन तीर्थ', Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर |url=https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/an-amazing-jain-temple-the-pisanhari-madhiya-1469624 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627224844/https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/an-amazing-jain-temple-the-pisanhari-madhiya-1469624 |archive-date=2021-06-27 |access-date=17 June 2021 |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] | date=20 May 2019 |publisher=Patrika |language=hindi }} <br />
* {{cite news | last=Kostha | first=Lalit |title=हिंदी खबर, नहीं जानते होंगे पिसनहारी की मढ़िया का ये रहस्य |url=https://www.patrika.com/jabalpur-news/pisanhari-ki-madiya-the-digambar-jain-center-of-faith-1576707/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |work=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |publisher=Patrika |language=hindi }} <br />
* {{cite web | last=Rao | first=Bindu Gupta | url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/travel/2018/04/12/mesmerising-jabalpur-rock-city.html | title=Mesmerising Jabalpur, the 'rock city' | date=12 April 2018 | work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commons category-inline|Pisanhari ki Madiya}}<br />
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