Shri Jiravala Tirth

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Mulnayak: Nearly 18 cms. High, white colored idol of Bhagawan Jiravala Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is under the Shade of the Jayraj Hill outside the Jiravala village. The nearest railway station of Abu road is at a distance of 48 kilometers and the nearest village of Revdar is at a distance of five kilometers. Bus service and private vehicles are available. A large Dharmshala and a bhojanashala are there.

Historicity:
Jiravala Parshvantha, another temple connected with Sirohi by  direct bus, is thought to be one of the oldest sacred Jaina sites in Rajasthan. Located on a mountain range near Revdar, sixty-five, kilometres to the south-west of ,Sirohi,, it is a rewarding place to visit. There. are in that remote temple, installed in fifty-two small sub-shrines (devakulikas), 108 Parshvantha images, each bearing a different name, a pecularity not found anywhere else in the country. The principal idol, also representing Parshvanatha but only eighteen centimetres in height, is believed to have been made of sand mixed with milk.

 It seems that this was a very prosperous city with many ancient remains. Under inspiration of the presiding deity of Bhagawan Parshvanath given in a dream, Seth Amarasha of Kodinagar built here a temple in the year 326 of the Vikram era. On the same day, Acharya Devsurishvarji also saw the same dream. Searching at the indicated place, he found this idol. In course of time, this temple was renovated many times. The last renovation and installation were accomplished in the year 2020 under the auspices of Trilokvijayji. In many chaityaparipatis preceding the year 1851 of the Vikram era, the name of Bhagawan Jiravala Parshvanath appears as Mulnayak. The grander of Bhagawan Jiravala Parshvanath is sung in Jain scriptures. In the beginning of auspicious occasions, the name of Bhagawan Jiravala Parshvanath is remembered in the sacred mantra - ‘Om Hrim Shri Jiravala Parshvanathay Namah’. In different small temples in this temple, the idols of 108 names of Bhagawan Parshvanath are set. The Jirapalli gachchha is named after this tirth Fairs are held here every year on the tenth day of the dark half of the month of Magasar, on the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra, on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapad and on the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Kartak.

Trust: Shri Jiravala Parshvanath Tirth, Jiravala, Taluk: Revdar, State: Rajasthan, India.