Shri Kavi Tirth

Bhagawan Adishwar

Mulnayak: There are white-colored idols of Bhagawan Adishwar and Bhagawan Dharmanath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: On the seashore near the village Kavi. The railway station is at a distance of one kilometer from the Kavi temple. One can also travel by roadway to this place on the Jammusar railway line at a distance of 96 kilometers from Vadodara and 80 kilometers from Bharuch. Bus service and private vehicles are available here. Lodging and boarding facilities are provided at the tirth.

Historicity: Its ancient name was Karnavati. The present temple of Bhagawan Adinath was renovated in the 1645 of the Vikram era. Shri Vijaysensurisvarji formally installed it. It was named ‘Sarvajit Prasad’. The same also formally installed the idol of Bhagawan Dharmanath. Maharaj Saheb in the year 1655 of the Vikram era. It was named ‘Ratnatilak Prasad’. The temple was renovated many times. This temple was built by a mother-in-law (sasu) and his son’s wife (bahu). When his son’s wife struck against the doorframe, her mother-in-law taunted. Virabai, the son’s wife, therefore, built with money from her parental home, a temple of 52 idols brightly shining like a God’s residence. The main idol is of Bhagawan Dharmanath. Every year, a fair is held here on the seventh day of the dark half of the month of Posh. Even today, this temple is famous as the sasu-bahu temple.
Trust: Shri Rikhavdevji Maharaj Jain Derasarji, Kavi - 392170, Taluk - Jambusar, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat State, India.