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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Shree Shantinath Jain temple
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]
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| alt = Shantinath Jain temple
| caption = Shantinath Jain Derasar
| location = [[T. Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
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| map_caption = Location of Shantinath Derasar in Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|13|2|46|N|80|14|35|E|display=inline}}
| elevation_m =
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| deity = [[Shantinath]]
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]
| temple_quantity = 1
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| established = 1979
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The '''Shantinath Jain temple''', also known as '''T. Nagar Jain Temple''', is a [[Jain temple]] located in [[T. Nagar]], a suburb of [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to [[Shantinatha]], the 16th [[Thirthankara]], and is one of the modern and most important [[Swetambar]] Jain temples in Chennai.

==History==
In the 1960s, three Jain men came forward to construct a Jain temple in the neighbourhood.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> Each contributed {{INR}} 11,111, and with more contributions from other people around the country, the construction of the temple began in 1968 and took place for more than a decade.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> The temple was completed and consecrated in 1979.<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book | last = Muthiah| first = S. | author-link = S. Muthiah | title = Madras Rediscovered| publisher = EastWest | date = 2014 | location = Chennai | pages = 450–451 | isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref>

==Architecture==
The temple is a two-tiered structure built with [[Lime (material)|lime]] and [[soapstone]] from [[Porbandar]] and marble from [[Rajasthan]]. Built in the North Indian [[Jain architecture|Jain temple architecture]], the total height of the temple is 70 feet.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> The sanctum is an elevated structure in the temple and is reached by a magnificent flight of steps.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

The primary idol is that of Lord Shanthinatha, one meter tall and sculpted seated, with the idols of Sunvrath and [[Shreyansanatha]] on either sides. Other idols found in the temple are those of [[Parshwanatha|Lord Parshwanatha]] and [[Mahavira|Lord Mahavira]], and Goutham.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> All the idols are made of marble.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/> The ceiling is dotted with small sculptures of dancers, musicians, and various deities. There are two more shrines at the ''prakara'' (corridor) surrounding the main shrine, one dedicated to [[Padmavati (Jainism)|Padmavati]] and the other having six idols, namely, [[Adinatha]], Anthariksha Parshwanatha, Jirawala Parshwanatha, [[Padmaprabha]], [[Sheetalnath|Sheetalnatha]] and [[Neminatha]].{{cn|date=October 2020}}

The temple has a large prayer hall adjacent to the sanctum.<ref name="Muthiah_2014"/>

==See also==
*[[Religion in Chennai]]
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Chennai topics}}
{{Places of worship in Chennai}}
{{Jain temples}}
{{Jainism topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Jain architecture]]
[[Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Jain temples]]

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