Shri Bhaktivihar Tirth

Bhagawan Bhakti Parshvanath

Mulnayak: Nearly 154 cms. high white-colored idol of Bhagawan Bhakti Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.
 How to reach: It is on the main road of the village Shankheswar. : Harij, the nearest railway station is 8 kilometers away and Viramgam is 62 kilometers away. Bus service and other vehicles are easily available here. There are good Dharmashala, an upashraya and a lecture-hall. The Ashram for the old, the dispensary, the gurukul, the library and the beautiful garden are very well planned.
Historicity: : The new and splendid temple of the 108 Parshvanath Bhaktivahar is really an extraordinary, peaceful and beautiful temple in India. On a large piece of land of 84 thousand sq. ft., this splendid temple is 72 ft high. 108 idols bearing 108 names of Bhagawan Parshvanath are installed in different sanctuaries at the same place. There is an idol of Nakodaji Parshvanath in the main small temple to the right of themain idol and there is an idol of Jirawala Parshvanath in a small temple to the left of the main idol. The idols of Lakshmidevi, Chakresvaridevi, Padmavatidevi and Acharya Bhaktisurisvarji are installed in this temple.
This splendid idol was formally installed on the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Magh in the year 2045 of the Vikram era. Besides, there are the Sankhesvar Parshvanath temple, the Agam temple, the Padmavatidevi temple and many other idols. Trust: Shri 108 Parshvanath Bhaktivihar Trust, Bhaktinagar, State highway, Shankeshwar Tirth - 384246 via Harij, Dist Mehsana, Gujarat State, India.