Shri Rishabh Dev Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra or Kesariyaji Jain
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In the temple, the idol of Lord Rishabh Dev is 3.5 feet tall is carved out of a single piece of black stone. Lord Rishabh Dev idol is in sitting 'padmasana posture and his long hair touches the shoulders. On the platform where the idol is seated, two oxen are carved in the middle. These oxen also represent the 16 dreams of Tirthankar's mother. Besides the main idol, there are 23 other idols and out of them, 2 are standing and 21 are in a sitting position. All these idols are made up of Ashtadhatu and encircle the idol of Lord Rishabhdeo. Outside of 52 temples on each pillar Digambar idol are carved and in the back of pinnacles there also exist so many idols carved.

Just before the courtyard and in front of the main temple there is an idol of Marudevi Mata, the mother of Bhagwan Rishabh Dev, seated on a marble elephant. There are two elephants that are carved out of black stone in the entrance of the temple. In the north, there is the image Goddess Chakreshvari adorns the site and in the south is the image of goddess Padmavati.

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Shri Rishabh Dev Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra or Kesariyaji Jain - by Meenal Jain - 08-06-2014, 10:30 AM
RE: Shri Rishabh Dev Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra or Kesariyaji Jain - by sumit patni - 08-22-2014, 03:58 PM

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