Shri Kashi(Bhelupur)Tirth

Mulnayak: Nearly 60 cms. high, white colored idol of Bhagawan Parshvanath in the Padmasana posture (A Svetambar temple)
How to reach-The nearest railway station of Varnasi is at a distance of 3 kilometers. Bus services and private vehicles are available. For Svetambers and Digambars, board and lodging provisions are adequate.

Art and architecture: Digamabar jain mandir
Historicity: Varanasi and Kashi are current named of this city The history of this place belongs to the times of Bhagawan Adinath. The svayamvar of Sulochana, the daughter of the king of Kashi, was arranged here. This ancient tirth is the holy land of the four Kalyankas - chyanan birth disksa and attainment of omniscience - of Bhagwan Suparsvanath and Bhagwan Parshvanath. In the times of Bhagawan Mahavir, this was the capital of the kings Malla Clan during the historical times, many temples were built here but many times, they became old and were renovated. This tirth is mentioned in ‘ Vividh Tirth Kalpa’ written by Acharya Jinaprabhsurisvarji in the 14th Century. During the last renovation the present idol was installed as Mulnayak in place of the old idol in the Svetambar temple. The old idol is there in the circumference passage. Since this is the Holy Land of influence - manifesting, obstacle - removing, present in person, Bhagawan Pashvanath, the twenty- third Tirthankara, even today, devotees see miracles happening here and there. Shasnadev Dharnendra and Shasandevi Padmavati of Parshva Prabhu lived in this holy region and therefore, every particle of this Holy Land is pure and deserves to the worshiped. It is beyond description. There are 25 Digambar and Svetambar temples at this place.The diamond idol at Johriji temple is very unique.

Trust: Shri Jain Svetambar Tirth Sangha, Bhelupur, Dist : Varanasi, State : Uttar Pradesh, India.