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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox religious building<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Subai Jain temple, Koraput district, Odisha (cropped) - 2.jpg<br />
| alt = Subai Jain temples<br />
| caption = Subai Jain temple complex<br />
| map_type = <br />
| map_alt = Subai Jain temples<br />
| map_caption = Location within Odisha<br />
| map_size = 200<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18|36|23|N|82|47|58|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = Subai village, [[Koraput district|Koraput]], [[Odisha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Rishabhanatha]]<br />
| established = 4th century<br />
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| temple_quantity = 6<br />
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'''Subai Jain temples''' is a group of Jain temple in Subai village of [[Koraput district]], [[Odisha]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Subai Jain temple complex is a group of five Jain temples built in 4th century. Subai was an important Jain center{{sfn|The New Indian Express|2020}} and the Jain temple were constructed Jain gemstone traders who came to Koraput region for trading. the temples are dedicated to [[Mahavira]], [[Parshvanatha]], [[Rishabhanatha]] and other [[Tirthankara]]s.{{sfn|The New Indian Express|2019}}<br />
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== About temple ==<br />
The temple were initially built with [[Ratha (architecture)|triratha]] architecture with [[amalaka]]. The door jabs has carvings of rosette enclosed with dotted squares.{{sfn|Majumdar|1985|pp=321-322}} One temple is famous for its rare images of the [[tirthankara]]s.{{sfn|Koratpur|Subai}} The temple houses an image of Rishabhanatha in [[padmasan]] [[Jain meditation|dhyāna]] posture; surrounded by tirthankaras.{{sfn|Shah|1987|p=119}} An idol of a four-armed Tara (a Jain [[yakshi]]{{sfn|Sutherland|1991|p=188}}) adorned by bangles in the temple complex is also noteworthy. A ''Parab festival'' is organised by the temple management every year.{{sfn|The New Indian Express|2019}} A {{convert|4|ft|m}} [[Jain]] idol was discovered in 2020 during excavation.{{sfn|The New Indian Express|2020}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citations ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{citation |last=Shah |first=Umakant Premanand |author-link=Umakant Premanand Shah |title=Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography |url={{Google books|m_y_P4duSXsC|page=119|plainurl=yes}} |date=1987 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-81-7017-208-6 }} <br />
* {{citation |last=Sutherland |first=Gail Hinich |title=The Disguises of the Demon | series=Hindu Studies |url={{Google books|TK7Bt_SjaL4C|page=188|plainurl=yes}} |year=1991 |publisher=[[SUNY Press]] | location=New York | isbn=9780791406229 }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Majumdar |first=R. C. |title=Bhāratī: Bulletin of the College of Indology | volume=16 |url={{Google books|O-5tAAAAMAAJ|page=321|plainurl=yes}} |year=1985 |publisher=[[Banaras Hindu University]] | location=Varanasi }} <br />
* {{cite web| url=https://koraput.nic.in/tourist-place/subai | title=Subai | publisher=[[Government of India]] | ref={{sfnref|Koratpur|Subai}} }}<br />
* {{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/dec/14/ancient-jain-monastery-left-to-crumble-in-odisha-2075947.html | publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] | title=Ancient Jain monastery left to crumble in Odisha | date=14 December 2019 | access-date=11 December 2020 | ref={{sfnref|The New Indian Express|2019}} }}<br />
* {{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/dec/18/jain-idol-unearthed-at-banagiri-hills-2237862.html | title=Jain idol unearthed at Banagiri hills | date=18 December 2020 | access-date=19 December 2020 | publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] | ref={{sfnref|The New Indian Express|2020}} }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commonscatinline|Subai Jain temples}}<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:4th-century Jain temples]]</div>->Pratyk321