Shri Idar Tirth

Bhagawan Shantinath

Mulnayak: Nearly 68 cms. High, white colored idol of Bhagawan Shantinath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is In the midst of the hills at a distance of one kilometer from the Idar village and one and a half kilometers from the foot of the hill.  Idar is on Ahmedabad-Khedbrahma Road. There are 600 steps for climbing the hill. The king’s palace is there on the way. This fort is known as the Idario fort. Lodging and boarding facilities are available in the Idar village.

Art and ArchitectureParsvanath
Historicity: King Samprati built the temple on the fort and got the idol of Bhagawan Shantinath formally installed there. There are 52 idols. King Kumarpal renovated the temple and got the idol of Bhagawan Adishwar installed there. Acharya Labdhasurishvarji accomplished the last renovation in 1970. There is a Digambar temple on the hill. In the village of Idar, there are five other Svetambar temples and three Digambar temples. On the Ghantio hill at a distance of two kilometers, Shrimad Rajchandra practiced spiritual exercises and attained knowledge. On this hill there is a temple in which the main idol is of Munisuvrat Swami Every year on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the months of Kartak and Chaitra, a fair is held here.

 Trust: Seth Anandji Mangali Pedhi, Kotharivada. Idar - 383430. Dist: Sabarkantha, Gujarat State, India.