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'''Shankheshwar''' is a town in the [[Patan district]] of [[Gujarat]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. It is an important place of pilgrimage for the followers of [[Jainism]].

==History==
The village is considered a place of great antiquity. Jain Acharya Merutunga had mentioned this place as ''Shankhpur'' in his works. A ''[[Paliya]]'' in the north of village had date of [[Samvat]] 1322 (1265 AD). The current [[Shankheshwar Jain Temple|temple of Parshwanath]] was built in 1811. There are ruins of old Jain temple in the town which is dated Samvat 1652 (1596 AD). There is a ''Chhatra'' and a memorial inscription dedicated to Shripujya, a high priest near it.<ref name="Burgess1876">{{cite book|author=James Burgess|author-link=James Burgess (archaeologist)|title=Report on the Antiquities of Kutch & Kathiawar: Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey of Western India, 1874-1875|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u0D9MgEACAAJ|accessdate=27 August 2016|year=1876|publisher=India Museum|location=London|page=217}} [http://www.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/106940 Alt URL]</ref>

According to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] to [[Shantidas Jhaveri]], a former nagarsheth (equivalent to mayor) of [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="GZ1975">{{cite book|author=Gujarat (India)|title=Gazetteers: Mehsana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FU1uAAAAMAAJ|year=1975|publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications|page=828}}</ref>

==Shankheshwar Jain Temple==
{{Main|Shankheshwar Jain Temple}}
In ancient inscriptions, this Jain ''tirth'' is referred to as Shankhapur. It is said that a [[Shravaka]] by the name of Ashadhi was gripped by doubts and miseries about his existence in the material world, asking "When shall I attain [[nirvana]]? When shall I be free from the bondage of the material world? When shall I be liberated?" Answering all these questions, Damodar Swami, the ninth Jain [[Tirthankara]], said: "Parshvanath will be the twenty-third Jain Tirthankara in the [[avasarpini kaal]], i.e. the descending half of the wheel of time. You will be his [[Ganadhar]] (prime disciple) named '''Aryaghosha''' and attain salvation there." Ashadhi then became fully engrossed in his devotion to [[Parshwanath]].A formal History of the precursor to this tirth was written by Jain monk and eminent scholar Hemachandra Suri in the reign of [[Chaulukya dynasty|Solanki]] king Siddharaj Jayasinh of Anhilwara (Patan).

The following is a history of the various renovations of the main temple:
* In the year 1155 of the Vikram era (1099 [[Common Era|CE]]), Sajjan Shah built the Shankheshwar temple on the banks of the Rupen river.
* In the year 1286 of the Vikram era (1230 CE), [[Vastupala]] and Tejpal renovated this temple under the guidance of [[Jain]] [[Acharya]] Vardhamansuri.
* There were 52 deities in the temple. In the year 1302 (1246 CE), the reigning King was awestruck by the incomparable grandeur of the presiding deity and inspired by [[Jain]] [[Acharya]] Uktasuri, he renovated this temple.
* In the fourteenth century of the Vikram era, the temple was destroyed by [[Muslim]] invaders.
* In the sixteenth century of the Vikram era, under the inspiration of Jain Acharya Vijaysensurisvarji, a splendid new temple was built with 52 deities.
* In the year 1760 of the Vikram era (1704 CE), the Jain [[Sangha (Buddhism)|Sangha]] built the new temple and reinstalled the presiding deity. Since then, this vast and beautiful temple has stood there in this present form.

Apart from the original sanctum-sanctorum, this temple has an open square, a decorated square, a vast square and two assembly halls. Numerous miracles are associated with this temple and the presiding deity of Lord Parshwanath, represented by a six feet high statue in the [[Lotus position|Padmasana]] (lotus) position.

The sanctum of the presiding deity is flanked by a smaller sanctum with Lord Bhidbhanjan [[Parshvanath]] to the right and another sanctum with the Jain [[Tirthankara]] Lord [[Ajitanatha]] to the left. The statues of Nagraj [[Dharanendra]], Goddess [[Padmavatidevi]], [[Parshva]] [[Yaksha]] and Goddess [[Chakreshvaridevi]] can also be found in the temple. On the tenth day of the [[Jain calendar]] month of Pausha, the tenth day of the dark half of the [[Jain calendar]] month of Margashirsha, and during the festival of [[Diwali]], thousands of pilgrims observe a three-day fast at the temple.

==Other Jain temples==
Besides this temple there are several other impressive Jain temples - the Agam Mandir,<ref>http://www.india9.com/i9show/Shri-Agam-Mandir-Teerth-29372.htm</ref> the modern sprawling complex of 108 Parshvanath and Padmavati [108 Parshwanath Bhaktivihar Tirth], Shree Rajendrasuri Navkar Mandir, Kalapurnam Smriti Mandir, the Gurumandir, are important.

Shruth tirth<ref>http://www.pravachanshruttirth.org/</ref> is located two kilometer southerly to Sankeshwar on Sankheswar-Viramgam Highway.

Further four kilometer south, there is Pavapuri Jalmandir at Ratanpura. The main [[Pawapuri]] tirth, the place where Lord Mahavira attained salvation is in the state of [[Bihar]].<ref>http://www.pawapuritirth.org</ref>

Thus Shankeshwar tirth ranks next only to those on Mount [[Shatrunjaya]] in [[Palitana]], (Gujarat) in terms of importance to the [[Jainism|Jaina]].

==Fair==
A fair is held here on the full moon days of the [[Hindu]] calendar months [[Chaitra]], corresponding to March or April, and [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]], corresponding to October or November, and the tenth day of the second half of [[Maghashirsha]], corresponding to December or January.

==Transportation==
The nearest railway stations are Harij (25]] km) and Viramgam (62 km). Bus services and private vehicles are also available. Boarding and lodging facilities are available at Jain hostels (dharam sala) in Shankheshwar. Nearest airport is Ahmedabad.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
1.History of Shankheshwar [http://www.jaintirth.org/gujarat/shankheshvar.htm]

2.Shankheshwar Parswanath Shankheshwara Solanki Jinalaya Bagol [http://local.google.co.in/maps/place?hl=en&georestrict=input_srcid:224a4c788778c2c1]

{{Patan district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Patan district]]

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