Mulnayak: Nearly 420 cms, high, green - colored idol of Bhagawan Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture with seven-hooded Nagraj. The total height including hoods is 14 ft. The height of idol excluding the hoods is thirteen and a half ft.

How to reach: It is on the riverbank near the Unhel village and at the height of a thousand ft. from the sea - level. This temple in the Unhel village near the Vikramgarh Alot village Station between Nagada Junction station and Shamagadh beyond the Ratlam Junction station on the Delhi – Mumbai line of the western railway. The Nageshvar Tirth is at a distance of 8 kilometers and from Vikramgarh Alot. The roads are smooth. The Deharadun Express, the Ferozpur Express, the Janta Express, the Mathura - Vadodara Local, Parcel trains and the Avadh Express halt here. There is a provision for jeeps and mini - buses at the Tirth pedhi lodging and boarding facilities are available at the Tirth.
Historicity: The idol installed in this temple is nearly 2000 years old. It is made of emeralds. Such a large idol of emeralds could only be possible thousands of years ago. Only a direct observer can make the thirteen and a half ft. high idol of the body of Bhagawan Parshvanath with this real color and shape in the Padmasana posture. This idol was formerly installed in the golden temple in the city of Ahichhatra. Idol - specialists are of the opinion that such an idol of granite sand - stone could be made only two thousand years ago. On the foot, stool special marks of lotus - leaves, deer, lions, the dharmachakra etc. are carved. They are of the Mathura style of more than eleven hundred years old. According to experts, Octagonal pinnacles of temples posterior to the eleventh century of the Vikram era are not found anywhere. It is said that in greed of gems, a king went to take the idol of God. The presiding deity took the form of a snake and stung the king. An ascetic Jain Acharya heard of this and by virtue of his penance, he called Dharanendradev and asked him to make the idol stony so that a greedy man may not break the idol and people can benefit by worshipping it. The idol then became stony. His Holiness Upadhayay Shri Dharmasagarji Maharaji developed this Tirth. Nearly 30 years ago, he came to know that the idol known as ‘Nagbaba’ in the Unhel village of Rajasthan was in fact an ancient Jain Svetambar idol of Bhagawan Nageshvar Parshvanath. He awakened the Jain Sangha by his impressive instructions and inspired it to renovate the temple and reinstall the idol. Since the year 1970 of the Vikram era, the temple is under complete ownership of Jains. The Pujaribaba of that place struggled for 18 years for its ownership. All the credit for the success goes to bright intelligence, hard efforts, generosity, devotion and oratory of Shri Abhaysagarji Maharaj Saheb. Many rich merchants also extended their praiseworthy co-operation towards the development of the Tirth. On the tenth day of dark half of the month of Vaishkh i.e. 30-5-1975, the idol of Nageshvar Parshvanath was reinstalled and made suitable for worship. There is also a Dadawadi of Khusalsuriji, in it; there is a standing idol of five and a half ft. It is matchless in India. A splendid Dadwadi of Rajendra Surisvarji is under construction in full swing. Nowhere in India there is such a wonderful, delightful, splendid, large and beautiful, idol of Bhagawan Nageshvar Parshvanath. Bhagawan seems to be standing in the Kausagga posture. On both sides of Mulnayak there are idols of Shantinath and Mahavir Swami in the Kausagga posture. They are made of grey stone. The idol has a loin - cloth, a waist - band and a hallow. Though the idol is so large, it stands on its feet in a natural and balanced posture. This is a puzzle even for skilled artists. The border of the hallow is beautiful, artistic and minutely made. It is a wonderful work of sculpture. Since years a snake lives in the niche in the stonewall behind the hoods on the head of the idol. Sometimes, it appears to the fortunate devotees in a white or catechu color. On both sides near the feet of Mulnayak there are 37 inches high idols of gods with chanvars (Fly-drivers). The idols are so brilliant that they reflect lighted lamps. The eyes are so artistically made that wherever a devotee is standing, he thinks that God is showering his favor on him. This sacred Tirth is surely worth visiting.
Trust: Shri Nageshvar, Parshvanath Tirth, Pedhi, Unhel, Station: Chowmala Dist.: Jhalawad, State: Rajasthan, India.