Shri Kundal-kalikund parsvanath Tirth

Mulnayak: About 160 cms high black stone Idol of Bhagwan Parsvanath ji

How to reach:The Tirth is 4 Kms from kirloskar wadi on Pune-satara-Miraj line and 51 Kms from Sangli by road. The Tirth dharamshala provides the facilities of lodging and boarding.

Historicity: The idol of Bhagwan Parsvanath is very miraculous. It is stated that king Satyaeshwar fell ill and was all efforts to cure him failed. His queem Padamashri made the idol of Bhagwan Parsvanath  and worshipped the idol. The king soon recovered and as a gesture of gratitude, the temple was constructed and the miraculous idol was installed. The village from where the ‘dahi’(curd) used to come for Abhisek is known as ‘Dehri’- the village from where ‘doodh’ (milk) used to come is known as Dudhari- from where ‘fal’(fruits) came is known as falas and from where the Kumbh(coconut) used to come is still known as kumbhar. These villages are nearby the Tirth.

    There is a cave at a distance of about 2 Kms from the village on the hill. There the idols of Bhagwan Parsvanath and Devi Padmavati are installed. The place is called jhari parsvanath because the water keep pouring on the idols from the natural source. there ia nother hill about 4 Kms from the jhari parsvanath. Here  an idol of Bhagwan parsvanath (95 Cms) of black stone is installed.

Trust: Shri Kalikund Parsvanath Digamabar Jain Atisay Kshetra; Kundal, Taluka Tasgaon; Sangli dist;Maharastra