Shri Mandvi Tirth

Bhagawan Shantinath

Mulnayak: Bhagawan Shantinath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is in the Mandvi Port in the region of Kutch. The city of Mandvi is the main city of the Mandvi Taluk. Bus service and private vehicles are available. The Jain vadi, the Pathshala and the upashraya are there. There are also good boarding and lodging facilities. This is a special place belonging to the small group of the five temples of Kutch-Bhuj.

Historicity: Among the cities of Kutch, Mandvi is a great tirth. On the seashore, it is a great center of the Jain religion. There are six other temples. The Dadawadi and the temple of Bhagawan Ajitnath on the port are among them. The ancient port of Mandvi is worth visiting. There is a vast and beautiful temple of Bhagawan Shantinath in Shri Meghji Pethraj Jain Ashram, which is at the end of the bridge in the city. This Ashram is an extraordinary tirth in the service to humanity. It is a home for helpless, weak and old people to live in. This Ashram managed by the Sangha is dedicated to the service to humanity,

Trust: Shri Shantinath Jain Ashram Mandvi (Kutch), Gujarat State, India.