Shri Koba Tirth

Bhagawan Mahavir Swami

 

Mulnayak: White-colored idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami in the Padmasana posture.
 
How to reach: It is at the bank of the Sabarmati river on the Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar high way. This tirth is at the end of the India Bridge in the Koba village on the Gandhinagar - Ahmedabad highway. The nearest railway station of Ahmedabad is at a distance of nearly 16 kilometers and the airport is at distance of 5 Kilometers. Bus service and private vehicles are easily available. Good lodging and boarding facilities are available at this place.

Historicity: Under the inspiration of Acharyashi Padmasagarsuri Maharaj Saheb, the Koba tirth was set up in memory of His Holiness Acharyashi Kailas Sagarsuriji Maharaj Saheb, with his blessing Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra was established here on December 26, 1980. This is an excellent and matchless center of propitiation of dharma and attainment of spiritual knowledge, activities of religion, spiritual knowledge, activities of religion, dissemination of religion. Here is an immensely splendid temple of Mahavir Swami. It has a cellar and eleven different idols. The idols of Manibhadravir Padmavatidevi and Bhagawan Adishver are there in the cellar. The very rare crystalline idol of Bhagawan Parshvanath is also here. Besides this temple, there is an artistic marble Gurumandir built on the funeral ground of His Holiness Kailas Sagar Surisvarji in his sweet memory. There is a plan of writing the life events of Acharyashi with golden letters in this Gurumandir. At present, there are foot-idols of Gurudev. They are delightful to see. There is also an Aradhana Bhavan for spiritual pursuant. In the Aradhana Bhavan there are more than two lakhs of ancient rare manuscripts. Among them there are more than a thousand invaluable books written a palm-leaves. Every year on May 22, the sunray passing through the pinnacle is made to fall on the mark of pigment on the forehead of the idol of Bhagawan Mahavir Swami. It shines brightly like a diamond. Keeping this in view, on that day's thousands of devoted worshippers and researchers come here

 Trust: Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra, Koba, Gandhinagar - 382009, Gujarat, India.