Shri
Naliya Tirth
Bhagawan
Chandraprabhu
Mulnayak:
Nearly 75 cms. - high, white - Colored idol of Bhagawan Chandraprabhu in the Padmasana
posture.
How
to reach:
It is in the Nagda street of the Naliya town. Bhuj, the nearest railway station, is at a
distance of 97 kilometers, Bus service and taxi service are available. The neighboring
sacred place of Jakhou as well as Tera are at
a distance of 13 kilometers. There are Dharmashala and bhojanashalas.
Historicity:
This sacred place belongs to the group of the five sacred places of the Abadasa Taluk of
Kutch. Built by Seth Narsinh Natha on the Fifth day of the bright half of the month of
Magh (Vasant Panchmi) in the year 1897 of the Vikram era, this extremely splendid temple
with sixteen huge peaks and fourteen pavilions was known as - "Vir Vasahi". In the compound of this temple, there are temples of
Bhagawan Shantinath and of Astapad. The beautiful carving on the stones and glass work of
this temple are famous for its special
workmanship. Trust:
The Kutch Dasha Oswal Jain Mahajan, Jain Derasar, Naliya, Taluk Abdasa-370655, Gujarat
State, India