Sarvodaya Jain temple

Sarvodaya Jain temple
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Deity	Rishabhanatha
Festivals	Mahavir Jayanti
Location
Location	Amarkantak, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	22°40′45″N 81°45′35″E
Architecture
Date established	2006
Completed	Under construction
Temple(s)	2

Sarvodaya Jain temple is a Jain temple in Amarkantak town in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh.

History

The temple construction started under the guidance of Acharya Vidyasagar in 2006. Upon completion the height of the temple will be 151 feet, width 125 feet and length 490 feet. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the former Vice President of India, laid the foundation stone of the temple.

Architecture

The temple, is being constructed using lime and preserved stones. The temple complex constructed without cement and iron. The mulnayak of the temple is a 24 tonne Ashtadhatu idol of Rishabhanatha seated on a 28 tonne lotus shaped Ashtadhatu pedestal. The Rishabhanatha idol is 24 feet (7.3 m) sitting in Padmasan posture. A statue of Mahavira weighing 71 tonne is also installed here. The temple structure similar to Akshardham, New Delhi, covering area of 4 acres (16,000 m²). The pink colored sandstone from Rajasthan has been used for construction.

Photo gallery

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  24 feet (7.3 m) Rishabhanatha idol

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  Carvings on temple wall and pillars

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  Dome

See also

• Kundalpur

References

Sources

• "Shree Sarvodaya Jain Temple Amarkantak". Government Of India.
• Singh, Shivmangal (29 March 2018). "जानिए आखिर क्यों? दुनिया के सबसे बड़े अष्टधातुओं के मंदिरों में एक होगा अमरकंटक सर्वोदय जैन मंदिर". Rajasthan Patrika (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
• Singh, Rajan Kumar (25 April 2021). "दुनिया के सबसे बड़े अष्टधातु के मंदिरों में एक होगा अमरकंटक का सर्वोदय जैन मंदिर". Rajasthan Patrika (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 25 April 2021.