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Jain Temple Kohima
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| Kohima Jain Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Mahavira |
| Festivals | Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan |
| Location | |
| Location | Kohima, Kohima, Nagaland, India |
  Location within Nagaland  Jain Temple Kohima (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°24′13″N 94°03′48″E / 25.4035°N 94.0633°ECoordinates: 25°24′13″N 94°03′48″E / 25.4035°N 94.0633°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Shri Hardeo Sethi, Shri Hiralal Sethi |
| Date established | 1920 |
Kohima Jain Temple was built in 1920. It is the oldest Jain temple in Nagaland. The temple was built by the 8 Sethi families whose patriarchs were Shri Hardeo Sethi and Shri Hiralal Sethi. The temple is located at Kezekie. The Moolnayak or the Main Idol of the temple is Lord Mahavira.
History[edit]
During the pre-independence era, most of the Jain families in Nagaland were settled in Kohima. The first Jain temple in Nagaland was built in Kohima in 1920 by the 8 Sethi families whose patriarchs were Shri Hardeo Sethi and Shri Hiralal Sethi. However these families later moved to Dimapur in 1944 due to Japanese invasion during the IInd World war. These families then built the Dimapur Jain Temple in 1947, SD Jain School in 1947 and the SD Jain Charitable Hospital in 1975. The first President of the Kohima Jain Temple Committee was Shri Devalal Sethi followed by Shri Jethmal Sethi. Shri Phulchand Sethi served as the Secretary of the Temple. Shri Pawan Kumar Sethi, son of Phulchand Sethi is the president of the Kohima Jain Committee.
Gallery[edit]
Inside the Kohima Jain Temple
Board outside the Kohima Jain Temple
