Sonagiri

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Sonagiri ( literally, the golden peak) is a place sacred to Digambar Jains. This is a place where King Nanganag Kumar achieved liberation from the cycles of death and life along with the fifteen million followers. There are several white Jain temples scattered around Sonagiri. This sacred place is popular among devotees & ascetic saints to practice for self discipline, austerity, and to attain Nirvana.
There are seventy seven beautiful Jain temples in hills and twenty six temples in village.The temple no. fifty seven on hill is the main temple. This temple has attra- ctive artistic spire. In this temple the principal deity is Lord Chandraprabhu, eleven feet in height. Two other beautiful idols of Lord SheetalNath & Parsvnath are installed.There is a column of dignity ( Manstambh ) 43 feet in height and an attractive model of Samavsharan. The samavsharan of Bhagwan Chandraprabhu came here for seventeen times. Nang, Anang, Chintagati, Pooranchand, Ashoksen, Shridatta and many other saints achieved salvation from here. This is the unique place known as Laghu Sammed Shikhar covering the area of 132 acres of two hills.

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Photos

Panorama
This is a 360 degree view from the top of the hill of Sonagiri

A new temple
This is a panoramic view of a relatively new temple in Sonagiri.

Big temple
One of the bigger temples. Its located on the top of the hill.

Mahaveer Statue
A statue of Mahaveerji, the founder and the greatest of Jaini Saints.

Offerings to God
A couple of kids selling Rice packets. In sonagiri, rice is offered by people in the temples of Jaini Saints

Old patrons
Old worshippers who wish to go to the temples atop the hill take rides in 'palkies', which are wooden seats carried by two people.