Shri Runi Tirth

Bhagawan Godiji Parshvanath

Mulnayak: Nearly 126 cms high white - colored idol of Bhagawan Godiji Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.

Tirth: On the outskirts of the village Runi in the complex of 18 Bighas ( 1 bigha = 5/8 acres).. . This temple is on the boundary line at a distance of only four kilometer from Thara. The transport facilities are superb. There good boarding  and lodging facilities are provided at the Tirth.

Historicity: The idol installed here by Hemchandracharya was 450 years idol of Bhagawan Parshvanath. It was stolen and buried by Muslims. A Muslim had a dream and, therefore, he handed over the idol to a Shravaka named Medhasha. Wherever the Shravaka went, the offered eightfold worship to the idol and the feet of this idol appeared. These Charan (foot-prints) were given to the Runi village on request of the Shravakas of that place. These Charan were known as ‘Varkhadi’. In the flood of the year 1993 of the Vikram era, these charan were swept away. In the year 2040 of the Vikram era, according to a dream and Guru’s blessings, Bhaktisurisvarji brought prosperity to the sacred place of Runi and in the year 2047 of the Vikram era, the idol of Bhagawan Godiji Parshvanath was formally installed