Shri Ner Tirth

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Mulnayak: Nearly 50 cms high, black-coloured idol of Bhagawan Manovanchhit Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.

Tirth: It is in the Ner village. The nearest railway station of Dhulia is at a distance of 27 kilometers from here and at a distance of 200 kilometers from Surat. Bus service and private vehicles are available. A dharmashala, a bhojanshala and an upashraya are there.

Historicity: History says that the idol of Manovanchhit Parshvanath of the city of Ner was brought here from Burhanpur. Even without a coating, this delicate and well-shaped idol which is more than 500 years old, looks very new and inspires love. This idol of Manovanchhit Parshvanath destroys unfulfilled desires, discontentedness and gfhittonous tendency of people and justifies its name. It is an ornament of the city of Ner. When the original temple became old, it was reinstalled by the sangha under the auspices of His Holiness Panyasapravar Surendravijayji on the tenth day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh in the year 1988 of the vikram era. This ancient tirth is also mentioned in the 908 Parshvanath Chhand’. This tirth is a gateway to Maharashtra and thereafter it is sanctified by mahy great-Sadhus. A fair of non-jains is held on the eleventh day of the bright half of the month of Fagan.

Trust: Shri Manovanchhit Parshvanath Jain Tirth Pedhi, Ner - 424303, Dist - Dhulia, State - Maharashtra, India.