Shri Jakhou Tirth

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Bhagawan Mahavir Swami

Mulnayak: Nearly 84 cms. High, white - colored idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is in the center of the village Jakhou. Bhuj, the nearest railway station, is at a distance of 108 Kilometers. Tera Tirth is 28 Kms from this place. There are facilities of Dharmashala and bhojanashalas.

Historicity: This sacred place is the group of the five sacred places regarded as the five great sacred places of the Abadasa Taluk; there are 8 other t temples in the same compound. Since two sons of Seth Ratansi built it, it is also called ‘Shri Ratantunk’ Jain temple. This temple was formally installed in the year 1905 and formally reinstalled in the year 2028 of the Vikram era. A festival is celebrated here every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Magh. Here, there are 27 ancient idols. Nine tonks (Peaks) of neighboring temples in the same compound, present a lovely and beautiful scene.
 
Trust: Shri Jakhou Ratnatunk Derasar Pedhi, Jakhou - 370640 Taluko - Abadasa, Dist. - Kutch, Gujarat State, India