Shri Suthari Tirth

Bhagawan Dhrutakallol Parshvanath

 

Mulnayak: Nearly 30 cms. high, white - colored idol of Bhagawan Dhrutakallol Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is in the center of the village Suthari. Bhuj, the nearest railway station is at a distance of 86 kilometers and Gandhidham is at a distance of 160 kilometers. The roads are good and the bus service and the taxi service are available here. Kothara, the sacred place nearby, is at a distance of 12 kilometers. There are Dharmashala and Bhojanashalas.


Historicity: This sacred place is regarded to be the main sacred place of the ‘Abadasa’ Taluk of Bhuj - Kutch. Shri Uddeshi Shravaka got this idol from a villager. He took it home and put it in the granary. The granary got filled with grains. Similarly, during the construction and rituals, the ghee-pots remained full though a large quantity of ghee was used from the pot. To remember the miraculous event, devotees called the idol Dhrutakallol Parshvanath. This temple was formally installed on the eighth day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh in the year 1895 of the Vikram era.  The temple is so constructed that twice in a year, the Sun rays touch the feet of the idol On the upper flour, there is an idol of Chaumukhji. There is a 31 cms. high idol of Bhagawan Kunthunath. Besides, there are extraordinary ancient idols of Gautam Swami and Padmavatidevi.
Trust: Shri Dhrutakallol Parshvanath jain, Derasar Pedhi, Suthari, Taluk : Abadasa, Dist : Kutch, Gujarat State, India..