Shri Alvar Tirth

Mulnayak: 33 cms high, parikaryukt, white-colored idol of Bhagawan Ravan Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is in the Birbal mohalla near Bus stand in Alvar city. The railway station of Alvar, a renowned city of Rajasthan, is at a distance of 3 kilometers from the temple. Alwar is well connected by road from Delhi and Jaipur. Bus service and private vehicles are available. Board and lodging provisions are there.

Tirth darshan: Ravan parsvanath temple     Ahimsa Sthal
Parsvanath Digamabar temple
Historicity: There is a story regarding the creation of this tirth. Ravana, the king of Lanka observed the vow of taking meals only after worshipping God. Once he was travelling by his Viman(aeroplane, he landed near Alvar to take rest. He remembered the vow of worshipping God but he had forgetten to bring the idol with him. In order to keep the vow, Mandodari made an idol of sand and invested it with life by reciting the mantra of Namokar. Having worshipped God with devotion, Ravan and Mandodari kept their vow Thus, the idol of Parshvanathji worshipped by mandodari and Ravan began to be known as ‘Shri Ravan Parshvanath.’ This ancient temple survived till the fifteenth century. Then in the year 1654 of the Vikram era, this new temple was built and the idol was reinstalled in the year 1983 of the Vikram era. Ravan Parshvanath is mentioned in many ancient scriptures and tirthmalas written from the year 1422 to the year 1689 of the Vikram era.

There are over a dozen Jain temples at Alwar. The ahimsa Sthal at jaipur Road  and Parsvanath digamabar mandir at jain bhavan are very beautiful and miraculous.

Trust: Shri Ravan Parshvanath Svetambar Jain Tirth, Alvar, State : Rajasthan, India.